Hand prints and stencils have been made on the cave roof for thousands of years.
The main attraction is the wave and many come only to see that, but if you have a little more time and want to make the long trip worthwhile there are a few other spots equally interesting.
The Humps, (18 km north of Hyden off Lovering Road). A large granite mound connected to the one in town. A walk trail runs up and around the the monolith with interpretive panels explaining geological and botanical features you may otherwise just walk past as a funny looking rock. �
Mulka's cave, (18 km north of Hyden off Lovering Road). A cave set in the Humps that, according to Aboriginal legend, was the home to a giant cross-eyed man who had a taste for human children. Its said that his his huge hands prints can be seen on the cave wall though you may have a hard time finding them among the more demure but numerous hand prints and stencils put there by more ordinary Aboriginal people over the past 10 thousand years. �
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