Set in a cave like depression in a well worn monolith, in a secret and mind blowing location in North Queensland , is this solitary carved figure which seems to be of Buddha.
It gives the appearance of an ancient shrine , surrounded by spectacular large and small rock formations which rival Egypt's Valley of the Pharaohs
With piled up and weathered rocks, this is one of the grand views to be had from near The Enlightened One . There is a huge jumble of rocks , below , at the entrance to the mysterious valley , a photographer's delight.
In part of the fabulous valley , one of our wandering photographers, Vallis, claims to have found a burial cave containing well worn stone busts, below, of what could be ancient holy men .
We don't know if he has been getting about in the sun without his pith helmet or if he has made an archaeological find to rival that of Howard Carter who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922. What do you think , dear stunned and mummified reader ?
FOOTNOTE : Fossicking about the valley, Vallis picked up interesting stones, seashells, pieces of coral , a starfish button and found the base of an old Phillips and Stone bottle , possibly for lemonade , made by a Bairnsdale , Victoria , cordial company , which had a bottling plant at Orbost that closed in the l970s. The names of people who had passed through the valley over the years, scratched and painted on rocks , were also photographed .
