Just 10-12km out of town and we get to Emily's gap and I love this tree and you see how important these trees are in the summer to give some much needed shade from the blistering sun
just amazing landscape, these long snaking mountain range, and then you get these gaps where water would flow through after the rains
and as you can see by the dry river bed, no rain in a while
Ollie & Fin, the video crew, stayed on with me for an extra day as well ( the rest of the crew flew back today ) to get some more location/landscape shots/footage
would like to be here now one day when the water is flowing
Caterpillar Dreaming Rock painting at Emily's Gap, an aboriginal story about the three caterpillars
Emily Gap from the other side
on our way to the next gap, spotted this
one could say it is funny, but one could also say, please, take your rubbish with you after you finish your big adventure, if every Euro tourist did this, well, then yeah, it would be a tip wouldn't it
Jessie's Gap
Outback pyramid at Jessie's Gap
vastness to the south, I guess about 100-150km and you would be at the edge of the simpson desert
broken up caterpillars ?
got to love the outback and taking shots
and the strange thing is I'm trying to cram in so much in one day when you should really spend a good big week out here exploring
but be wary at dusk of wild life
roadkill
on the wide open road
Corroboree Rock, a sacred Aboriginal site
The rock itself is an outcrop of dolomite from the Bitter Springs
Formation originally laid down in salty lakes 800 million years ago.
Dolomite is a soft sedimentary fine grained rock. It is very similar to
limestone except magnesium carbonate is the dominant compound rather
than calcium carbonate. At the base of the rock you can see dark grey
and light grey streaky blobs of 'dalmation rock'. A ring of low ground
surrounding the rock makes it look like an obelisk.
it's incredible how thin it is, and I read how this is pushed up by years of seismic activity
after a beer at the Ross River resort, we were on our way to a ghost town, the friendly bar keep told us to check out the Sphinx, same rock formation as corroboree rock
and this one too is super skinny ( I know not in this shot of course )
I became a horse whisperer for about 5 minutes, but this is as close as I got, I did have more luck with a donkey, who actually walked up to me
on our way to Arltunga Historical town, now a ghost town, some say it is the birthplace of the outback, a gold rush here in the hills prompted the South australian government to invest in this area before Alice Springs existed, and now reversal of fortune so to speak
the colours
one the few remaing buildings, the police station and jail 🙂
early airconditioning unit
as we drive on, I spot this seam of white gleaming rock up on a hill, not too far off the road, I pull over and see if the boys care to join me for a trek up the hill, they opt out, but I'm intrigued and head up, not soon after, it feels like I'm walking along fields made up of broken quartz
so much of it, and I'm curious as to how/why
the higher I walk the bigger the Quartz
till finally, at the top. And these blocks are the size of an apartment block
incredible
and it runs through the hill, incredible. It did look more magical with the sun reflecting on it from the road
you can see it carry on through the hills
glad I walked up here to check it out, as I am impressed
on our way back to Alice, I love the hues in the desert skies from the outback
