Hiking Kooramindanjie 6 Mickey & Warrumbah Creek Gorges, Carnarvon NP, QLD

Mickey Creek Gorge and Warrumbah Creek Gorge (moss-lined slot canyon) have a common start for the first 1.1 km, then: Mickey Creek Gorge Trail: Grade 2, 3 km return, with rock-hopping exploration the beyond formal trail Warrumbah Creek Gorge Trail: short 200m formal track, with 800m further exploration Allow 1.5-3 hr to explore both trails. 0:00 Welcome to Carnarvon Gorge and National Park signs 0:22 Start of the common track through open woodland 0:39 Pink Darling Pea (Swainsona); Purple buds of the native Flax Lily (Dianella) 0:52 Open woodlands with tall Carnarvon fan palms (Livistona nitida), and a lower growing Cycad (Macrozamia moorei) in the foreground 1:00 Unfurling tree fern fronds showing circinate vernation (tightly coiled); detail of unfurling furry tip 1:18 Downed log with path cut through 1:37 Warumbah Creek Gorge - best for ferns, moss and rock hopping 1:51 Pink Phebalium (Phebalium nottii complex), native bush with stamens offset to one side of flower; Sign: Formed track ends here 2:10 Rock-hopping exploration begins 2:32 Silver Elkhorn ferns (Platycerium veitchii)on a rock growing lithophytically (attached to rock) 3:09 The narrow slot canyon with debris 3:33 Wedged boulder in Warrumbah Gorge, its dark in here 4:02 Looking up the slot canyon to the sky 4:16 Moss-covered rock walls of Warrumbah Gorge 4:36 Rough Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum hispidulum); conglomerate rock layer 4:58 Slot canyon 5:11 Exiting the slot canyon 6:25 Mickey Creek Gorge trail; back at the fork in the trail 6:57 Sign: Formed track ends here 7:08 The path degenerates; sheer white sandstone wall 7:28 Mickey Creek 7:43 Turned around, path improves 8:08 Back to the start of the trail through open woodland 8:28 Pink Darling Pea (Swainsona) again 8:39 Camping at Sandstone Park, 5 min drive from Carnarvon Gorge Visitor Area 8:44 Sunrises 9:24 Reviewing the days video footage in the outdoor office 9:37 Sign: Welcome to Sandstone Park 9:48 Campfire after a day of hiking Disclaimer: While we are continually curious about what we see, we are not botanists or specialists in species names so please comment if you can correct any of our best guesses. Share the experience as we capture the essence of hiking trails and travel as we camp around Australia, non-narrated. Recorded August 2023.