its saltiness, he wriggled into the depths of the ranges, where his upset stomach continues to rumble to this day. The booming noises which are heard in the ranges today are thought to either be wind whistling through the narrow gorges or (more probably) large rockfalls. Arkaroo is the origin of the placename Arkaroola, used in several contexts in the area (also as the name of a station south of Wilpena). Gallery See also Protected areas of South Australia Mount Chambers Lake Frome Regional Reserve References Further reading Adrian Heard. A Walking Guide to the Northern Flinders Ranges. State Publishing South Australia, 1990. Bushwalking pamphlets published by the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (SA). Hans Mincham. The Story of the Flinders Ranges. Adelaide: Rigby, 1965. Alan Bailey. Cloud over the Gammon Range. Adelaide, 1986. External links Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park official webpage Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park webpage on protected planet Wilderness Society page outlining details of campaign to block mining in the Gammons Proposed management plan for the park (Note: 2.4 MB PDF) The murder case of John Grindell and George Snell Edward Eyre's expedition journals at Project Gutenberg National parks of South Australia Flinders Ranges Protected areas established in 1970 1970 establishments in Australia Far North (South Australia)