Lizard Man's Travels

This site is a journal of my travels and other adventures while I shift from doing postdoctoral research on tree frog ecology in Darwin, Australia, to research on digestive physiology of lizards and bats in Sede Boqer, Israel. Enough friends have been asking me for regular updates on this journey, that I thought this would be the best forum to keeep everyone up to date (including me).

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Bungles beehives


Bungles beehives
Originally uploaded by wandering lizard
While the girls went on a helicopter ride, I went for a 6 hour walk up Picaninny creek. It was truly a highlight of the trip for me. The formations on this side of the Bungle Bungle range were amazing. The red and black alternating layers made for a visually spectacular setting. And the contrast between the rocks and the bright green of the spinifex grass was beautiful.

The trail up Picaninny creek is unmarked - you're just supposed to walk upstream. It also gives a lot of freedom to explore up side channels. I wandered up a few side streams and had some great solitary moments among the formations. There's something magical about being by youself in a remote and spectacular area like this. At least mostly alone. Every 30 minutes a helicopter tour flew overhead, and every hour a fixed wing plane also came by. I saw the girls go by, but they didn't wave...

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