A wonderful Wednesday walk in the mountains and valleys of Buchan, ...

Hey there all you wonderful Wednesday Walkers all over the world, I hope that you are all well and enjoying your #wednesdaywalks- wherever you are in the world, whether they be with your loved ones or with yourself and your camera and I hope that you're as grateful as I am to be able to walk freely and without fear of a bomb or a building falling on your head......

So with thanks to @tattoodjay for creating this amazing community for us to share our walk in, today I would like to present you with Episode 3 of my camping trip to Buchan Caves a few weeks ago.

You can see Episode #1 here where I take you on a tour of the excellent campground....@chocolatescorpi/wenesday-walk-in-the-wilds-of-victorias-buchan-valley

And then here in episode #2 where I show you Royal Cave- the hidden jewel and the reason why I went there in the first place.......@chocolatescorpi/a-wenesday-walk-in-the-deep-depths-of-royal-cave-at-the-buchan-caves-gippsland-victoria

So in this episode, I'd love to take you with me as I explore the mountain tracks and valley creeks and is that more cave openings I see?

So stay tuned for more #amazingnature #treetuesday and many other sensational things on this weeks Wednesday Walk.

I hope that you enjoy the absolute glorious beauty of Buchan Caves https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/buchan-caves-reserve

So we'll start off with glorious view of the valley and mountain beyond

And then meet the locals https://gunaikurnai.org/our-country/joint-management/buchan-caves-reserve/

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And one of them is a bit camera shy...

https://buchan.vic.au/visitor-information/buchan-caves-reserve/

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https://www.visitgippsland.com.au/do-and-see/nature-and-wildlife/parks-and-reserves/buchan-caves

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https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/buchan-caves-reserve

There they are! Trying to use the trees as a camouflage!

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And then as they all hop off the hide form the paparazzi, we come across this amazing horizontal pattern in the rockface above and yes I, took a bit creative licence here, giving it a bit of colour...Looks cool though eh.

And these are all different spots
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And what, is that a secret entrance to another cave?
https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/gippsland/see-and-do/tours/nature-and-wildlife-tours/buchan-caves-guided-tours

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And maybe that's one too?

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And this could be another secret entrance that only the animals know about!

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https://www.gippslandlakesescapes.com.au/buchan-caves/

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And this one too?

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Unfortunately it was getting too dark to think about checking each one out, and whether they were secret entrances to the massive caves system beneath me or not, I'm pretty sure that each one would be a home for the Wombats, Foxes and all the other little animals that call Buchan home too, So I wasn't bout to go traipsing out disturbing their homes, like so many humans are currently doing to other humans around the world...🙄😡😭

So we go down through the lush valley to explore the creeks instead

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https://nucc.caves.org.au/locations/buchan/

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https://www.batalukculturaltrail.com.au/buchan_caves.php

https://ontheroadmagazine.com.au/photo-gallery/buchan-caves-2-3/

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And see Mum Kangaroo and child eating dinner and decide yeas, it is time to head back to the tent and get dinner ready for Indy and myself before its get too dark and cold.

So we leave Mum and kid to carry on, enjoying their dinner and the peace and quiet and go back to enjoy ours too.

And then sit and watch the Possums in the trees and running around around the tent doing some recon to see how they can get to our dinner again!

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ChocolateScorpi is so incredibly grateful to the the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of this beautiful land that I call home and I thank you for caring for it for so long.

I also want to extend my gratitude to the Gunaikurnai people, who are the Traditional Owners of much of Gippsland, including the Krauatungalung, Tatungalung, Brabralung, Brayakaulung, Brataualung clans, their elders, past, present, future and emerging as they too seek to take care of the Magnificent area that they have called home for tens of thousands of years.

I pay our respects to elders, past, present and emerging and offer our hand to all first nations hands in order to help heal all of our relationships to the earth on this truly magical and extraordinary island nation that we now all call home.

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Thank you so much for reading my post, I really hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to your comments and thoughts.

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