After visited West MacDonnell Ranges yesterday; today I went to East MacDonnell Ranges. It was a completely different experience. It’s not that the scenery very different but it felt more remote and untouched. There were definitely lot fewer cars and visitors around which I appreciate.
First, I went to N’Dhala Gorge Nature Park. It is famous for it’s rock carvings. There are apparently close to 4000 of them but, of course, I’ve only seen a few. Needed to 4WD for about 11km after turning off Ross Hwy and it was very slow driving. Had to cross Ross River several times. It was kind of fun 🙂
The walk here basically follow the already dried river going upstream. You walking on all these rocks and stones dating back millions of years. You can’t help but just ‘wow’ in your head. I stayed in N’Dhala for a couple of hours and heade for Corroboree Rock on the way back to Alice.
Corroboree Rock is a column of dolomite formed over 800 million years ago. It’s not a really huge rock butdoes look rather interesting. You can walk around the rock in 10 minutes.
Last stop for the day: Emily & Jesse Gaps. I just stopped at Jesse Gap. I got back to Alice Springs about 4pm and checked into a motel for a good night rest.
The MacDonnell Ranges is one amazing place to visit if you have a chance. My trip to centre of Australia is coming to an end shortly. However, I still have a couple of places I want to get to before heading up north. I will keep where I am going as a little secret.
John @ Alice Springs, NT
Images: 1. Amazing Formations in N’Dhala Gorge Nature Park; 2. Me at N’Dhala Entrance; 3. Inside N’Dhala; 4. Corroboree Rock; 5. Jesse Gap
