Cool but so exhilarating after a hot walk. Emma Gorge, how I love thee! Perhaps one of my favourite places I have seen in the Kimberley. The walk in is a little challenging but most scenic, culminating in this stunning vista. The subsequent swim is the sensual reward and vital…
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A little overcast, but still Cable Beach exudes beauty. Cable Beach, one of Australia’s finest, most particularly when you can swim there, as we did this past June. OK, so we have been there before, but it marked the start of a short holiday with friends. Importantly, we made sure…
Our view from our balloon flight, to the south of Alice Springs. You can ‘spy’ Pine Gap in the top right corner of this image. A place that is a bit of a conundrum for the relaxed traveller. Keen to experience the regional heart of the Red Centre, there are…
This is very close to Alice Springs, being just 17 km or so west along the sealed highway. Very picturesque, a good place to just rest, sit, and admire the combination of towering escarpment, the relief of the billabong below and the stretches of sandy creek bed. I do not…
This was a cute little gorge easy travelling distance from Alice Springs. Apparently the best effect is a certain time in the middle of the day when the sunshine shines just so through the gap in this gorge. There are also some other walks to undertake around here although our…
Quite a surprise with camping available and accessible via canoe for those so adventurous. Otherwise just a beautiful spot to rest, observe, and admire the many contrasting colours of the MacDonnell Ranges. Also, a comfortable day trip distance from Alice Springs. If lacking the time to travel all the way…
This place was perhaps the highlight of my Red Centre trip. The walking was challenging, with a short out and back trail available, or a long loop requiring a river crossing, else a long walk back. The views were stunning, the swimming pool area exhilarating (yes cool but refreshing) and…
We had hoped to stay at the accommodation here, and after seeing the beauty of this open gorge, it was a shame we could not. If you can in the future, and want a day or two of serenity and natural pleasure, this could be the place. As for the…
This gorge proved to be a very worthwhile site, requiring a 4WD vehicle to access from the main highway, located some 140 km west of Alice Springs in the West MacDonnell Ranges. Presumably it would not be accessible after a big rain when the creek bed would be water-filled. However,…
More remote than Uluru, in terms of first world privilege and technology, and roughly half way between Uluru and Alice Springs (as the crow flies of the car drives) in the south central corner of the Northern Territory, Australia, Kings Canyon is worth the visit. The rim walk is the…