We left Kings Canyon for Alice Springs however, at the last
minute we decided to go on to Glen Helen, which is 130 k’s west of Alice in the
MacDonnell Ranges. The drive out there
reminded us of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia as they are similar in shape and
colour.
We had one full day there checking out all of the different
gorges and the Ochre Pits. On our last
afternoon we sat on the back verandah at the resort (they use the term "resort" very loosely in central Australia) and had a few drinks as we overlooked the wall of
the Glen Helen Gorge. Very relaxing and enjoyable.
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| MacDonnell Ranges |
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| The gorge wall at Glen Helen Gorge |
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| Sunset on MacDonnell Ranges |
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| Serpentine Gorge |
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| Overlooking Serpentine Gorge |
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| It's amazing how much grip you can get through your toes |
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| The boys checking out the drop |
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| The Ochre Pits. This is where the aboriginals gather the coloured rock to make their body paints |
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| It's kind of like an early day paint shop |
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| Ormiston Gorge |
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| Down in Ormiston Gorge. Our favourite |
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| Skimming stones in Ormiston Gorge |
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| Showing them all how it's done (while trying not to pop a shoulder) |
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| Walk along creek bed to Redbank Gorge |
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| Redbank Gorge |
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| If you look hard there is a rock wallaby under the tree |
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| (Very) happy hour |
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| View from our van |
I’m ready for the big
smoke now - bring on Alice.
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