Yengo National Park, NSW

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Yengo National Park

World Heritage Listed Yengo National Park is one of 8 conservation parks within the Greater Blue Moutains and

is World Heritage listed for it's geographic, botanic and cultural significance.

Yengo National Park has over 43 eucalypt species and the highest plant diversity of all the greater Blue Mountains wilderness areas.

Mount Yengo dominates the landscape and can be seen far and wide not just from within Yengo NP.

Mount Yengo, Uluru of the East is of the Highest Spiritual significance for the Indiginous People of South East Australia

and is just as important to the Indiginous people of South East Australia as Uluru is to Indiginous people of Central Australia.

Baiame is the ancestral being, (Sky Father), (Sky Hero), (The Creator)

In the Dreaming stories of the Darkiñung the traditonal owners and their neighbours the Wonnarua, Awabakal, Worimi and Wiradjuri people

to name a few tell of how Baiame came down from the sky to create the Rivers, Plants, Animals, Caves, and Laws of Life.

After Baiame finished his creation he jumped back into the sky from Mount Yengo.

Traditional owners of Yengo National Park are the Darkiñung and to the north the Wonnarua People.

There are many variations in the spelling/pronunciation for the Darkinung such as

Darkinyung, Darginyung, Darginjang, Darkinjang, Darkinoong and Darkinjung.

Some spelling variations for the Wonnarua are Wannerawa and Wannungine.

Aboriginal people from all over South East Australia would travel to Yengo National Park (Darkinung Country) for ceromony and cultural reasons.

Some engravings will only be seen early morning or late afternoon when the sun is down low.

Magic hour for Burragurra

Just before sunrise, Yengo Country

Yengo Sunset

Almost walked past this cave. At first glance from only about 30 metres away I didn't even think there was a cave there due to a large rock

at the frontconcealing the cave and it's hidden art work.What caught my eye in this cave is the painting of an insect looking creature

that reaches all the way over into the head of the human figure on the other side of the cave.

In this cave there are are a few human looking figues, hand stencils and a lot more that is too faded to make out.

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