A journey along one of the Gardens of Stone's most remarkable skylines, where changing pagoda landscapes, immense cliffs and sweeping valley views matter far more than the destination itself.

Rising alone from the Wolgan Valley floor, Donkey Mountain is topped by a maze of pagodas, slot canyons and sandstone chambers. In 2022, not long after the devastating bushfires, we spent a day exploring only a small part of this extraordinary mesa.