Adventure 1.2 : The Snow Fields of Cape York - The White Sand Complex of Shelburne Bay
Wednesday, 24 June 2015 3:46 pm
The next two days we climb and walk the snow like huge dunes.
These dunes are made up of 98.9% pure silica.
The long running battle between a Japanese mining consortium, National Parks, The local Indigenous, the Greenies and the local lease holder makes it the longest National parks application in history and for an unprecedented legal battle.
On our final day we descend down to Shelburne Bay Beach
The Sand Dune country around the McMillan River
Pitcher Plants - insect eating !
Our return to Bramwall Station takes us 2 days.
Trip total 160Kms over 5 days
For a full story over the ownership fight of this pristine area
See: “Snow Fields of Cape York”