Alice Springs – Wednesday

We were on the tourist trail today following the MacDonnell Ranges (Tjoritja), going off the Stuart Highway along Larapinta Drive to:

Simpson’s Gap

Simpson’s Gap

The Gap

Different strata in the rock walls

Rock strata

Standley Chasm (Angkerle Atwatye):

Cycads info

Cycads

The Chasm

Replacing not removing!

This track reminds me of the Wineglass Bay track

Who was it built this track?

then onto Namatjira Drive to see Ellery Creek Big Hole

Ellery Creek Big Hole

Ellery Creek Big Hole

Ellery Creek Big Hole

Can you see the eagle?

The water is icy!

Serpentine Gorge

Serpentine Gorge

Serpentine Gorge

Cliff detail

and finally the Ochre Pits.

Tradition of ochre

Ochre colours

The big wave

The ribbons of colour

Curtains of colour

Nature, the artist

We then turned back towards Alice and drove some worrying kilometres behind a couple of French girls. The driver seemed to be having trouble staying on the left side of the road even when cars were passing or approaching. Eventually they spotted a dingo and pulled over for a photo op so we passed them.