在滕南特克里克的国家公园和保护区,你能欣赏到种类丰富的动植物,也可以观赏开阔的桉树丛林和风景迷人的岩石山脉
虽然滕南特克里克刚好在内陆地区的中心,却极为原始荒凉。因此,这里的国家公园和自然保护区拥有多种多样的植物和野生动物。
泻湖和水潭
康乃尔泻湖保护区(Connells Lagoon Conservation Reserve)位于巴克利高地的中央,是为了保护米切尔草原(Mitchell Grassland)的生物种群而设立的,是澳大利亚唯一一个已建成的此类保护区。漫步其中,你可以欣赏到种类繁多的鸟儿,其中包括珍稀的聚群铜翅鸠。在这条旅游线路上,你可能还有兴趣见识一下其他本土野生动物,例如红袋鼠、澳洲野犬,以及长尾扁头袋鼬等啮齿类和袋类动物。
临近艾略特(Elliott)的朗里奇水潭(Longreach Waterhole)以前是一个巨大的淡水洼地,也是许多内陆鸟类的栖息地,例如鹈鹕、细颈彩鹮、澳洲鹤、棕啸鹟、黑鸢和燕鸥——在这里,仅是列举几种而已。
搭起你的帐篷来
瑞纳泉(Renner Springs)是很受欢迎的宿营地,其中一个名为泥巴泉(Mud Springs)的泉眼,吸引了许多鸟儿。位于达文波特山脉国家公园(Davenport Range National Park)里的老警局水潭(Old Police Station Waterhole),则是另一个百鸟的天堂,也是一处清幽的宿营地。你也可以仅去那里游泳和野餐,那里的“纸树皮和红色牙龈”( Paper Barks and Red Gums)景区便适合这些活动。
魔鬼的游戏
魔鬼岩(卡鲁卡鲁)(当地人称为卡鲁卡鲁大理岩)是滕南特克里克最著名的地标性景点之一。巨大的球形大理石以奇怪的方式堆叠在一起,好像魔鬼玩弹珠游戏留下的遗迹。如果你喜欢特殊地貌现象,一定不要错过这里。你可以随导游观光,了解与这个迷人的地质奇观有关的古代土著神话。你还会听到和卵石区有关的神话——卵石区又名“库尼尔拉”,是另一处裸露地面的花岗岩地貌景观,同时也是当地瓦鲁芒古族人的圣地。
探寻大自然与野生动物
Longreach Waterhole (near Elliott) was once a large freshwater basin and is a huge breeding ground for many species of inland birds, from pelicans to straw neck and glossy black Ibis, brolgas and rufus whistlers, to black kites and terns – just to name a few.
Pitch your tent
Set up at the popular camping spot at Renner Springs, which attracts birds through a natural spring, known as Mud Springs. The Old Police Station Waterhole, located in the Davenport Range National Park, is another refuge for diverse species of birdlife and also makes for a peaceful camping spot, or just a swim and a picnic beneath the Paper Barks and Red Gums.
Devil’s game
For anyone who appreciates a geological phenomenon, one of Tennant Creek’s most famous landmarks, the Devils Marbles (Karlu Karlu to the Aboriginal people) is a surreal collection of huge spherical boulders, seemingly left by giants playing a game of marbles.
Join a guided walk and learn about the ancient Aboriginal mythology surrounding this fascinating geological marvel as well as at The Pebbles (known as Kunjarra) another granite outcrop formation, which is a sacred site for the local Warumungu people.
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