Ewainga Reserve Traditional Cache
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Traditional cache
Cache is small plastic container which contains an Alice Springs Stubby holder for first find.
Ewainga Reserve:
This small six hectare Reserve protects rock engravings (petroglyphs) which are a valuable link to the activities of early Arrernte Aboriginal people. Here outcrops of soft sandstone beside a small claypan form natural galleries for petroglyphs featuring a great variety of symbols or motifs. Much of the meaning of the petroglyphs, according to senior Arrernte custodians, is sacred and too dangerous to reveal to people not initiated into Aboriginal law.
The Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve is 39km south of Alice Springs on the unsealed Old South Road. The road is generally suitable for conventional 2WD vehicles, however it can become impassable after rain.
The Reserve is generally accessible all year round.
The cooler months (April to September) are the most pleasant times of the year to visit.
The petroglyphs are best photographed in early morning and late afternoon, when shadow effects make the shallow engravings more obvious. These times of the day also offer the best conditions for walking during the summer months.
A marked 680m walking track will help you view the best petroglyph sites.
There are limited visitor facilities at this Conservation Reserve. Camping is not permitted here. However, picnic facilities and a pit toilet are available.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur pnpur vf abg ybpngrq va gur sraprq erfreir
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