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Monthly Archives: August 2018
East McDonnells
I decided to only stay two days at Ross River in the East McDonnells so I am less pushed to get to Quorn. They have a well-treed campground with some grass which they are trying to rejuvenate. One thing about … Continue reading
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Alice Springs
While in The Alice I visited Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, a place Marg, Eric, Glenn, and I visited in 1990. It is much more developed than then, but still a dry land landscape. Marg and I and Eric each bought … Continue reading
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West McDonnells & Alice Springs
Left Glen Helen (Tues 21st) at about 7.45, temperature 2 °C, by 8.00 it was 7 °C and by 8.15 13 °C, the sun has a big impact, so glad to have power and a heater. On the way in … Continue reading
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West McDonnells
As I mentioned in my Kings Canyon blog the McDonnell Ranges were pushed up 300 – 350 million years age in a massive upheaval. So much so that at that time the west McDonnells were the height of the Himalaya’s … Continue reading
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Kings Canyon to Glen Helen
Off in the early morning (Thurs 17th) to complete the Kings Creek Walk, which traverses 1 Km along the valley of the canyon. It was a delightful walk in the cool morning, 17 °C, with lots of attractive healthy trees … Continue reading
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Kings Canyon #1
In last post I was wrong in the sunset photos about the bluff you climb to do the rim walk. It is not the one in the sunset photo, it seems as steep but it isn’t. Also the gorge in … Continue reading
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Uluru to Kings Canyon
I had an early start on Wednesday (15th), I went to the toilet and misread the time, started to have a wash and realised it was 5.20 not 6.20! Anyway I had slept for 8 hours already so I kept … Continue reading
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Kata Tjuta – The Olgas
Today (Monday) had a cold start, 3°C inside the van, thank heaven for the diesel heater. I slip out of bed, turn it on hop back to bed and wait until the temp is up to 7 or 8 °C, … Continue reading
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Uluru #1
Remember to click on the photos to get a larger view. Early start from Kulgera leaving at 7 am, easy drive on bitumen all the way, everything sounds so quiet. You pass Central Mt Connor on the way near Curtain … Continue reading
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Coward Springs to Kulgera
Off early today (10/8) with around 400 Km to follow yesterdays similar distance drive. The Oodnadatta Track is in reasonable condition, but the dust is horrendous, I had to clean out the van to get rid of the dust, for … Continue reading
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