Cataract Gorge rocks — it’s ancient (about 200 million years old), it’s mighty (with tall, tubular dolerite boulders dominating the landscape), and it’s wild in parts, especially standing on the footbridge watching the flooding South Esk River gouge a path through the bedrock. But it’s also tranquil in other areas, like the basin where Aboriginal people have been gathering for thousands of years and where tourists now come to enjoy the serenity.
It’s also super accessible. With all this geological magnificence around me, you’d think I was in the middle of nowhere. I’ve been over,
