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Alice Springs and the MacDonnell Ranges

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Views [370]

We've been in Alice a few days now and will try and get up to date. We got to the centre on Friday and went as far as the Ross homestead in the East Macdonnells. If you get a chance to get down this way take the opportunity to drop in there. The historic old homestead pub is worth a visit itself. We also got to run into Trephina gorge, sadly N'dahla gorge was beyond the capabilities of road motorcycles. The East Macdonnells were truly magnificent, another [place we found just by chance as it is not a place usually advertised in favour of some of the larger gorges in the Western ranges.

Saturday we packed up and headed west to Glen Helen Gorge where we set up camp for two nights, through the next couple days we were able to explore some of the more accessable features. I think Oriston Gorge and Standley chasm were the outstanding features, though Glen Helen itself with it's large permanent water hole was interesting as well. Tommorow we are off to the south to visit Uluru, the Olgas and King's Canyon. Then sadly we must start heading home but to make it interesting we go via Normanton.

When we get to Townsville we will upload the pictures of our next leg. Looking forward to seeing wife and kids soon but it will be sad to finish this amazing trip of a lifetime.

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