Friday, June 26, 2009

Gorges, Chasms a Camp oven Roast lamb and a starry starry night!!

Al getting the camp fire ready for the camp oven
Sunset view from Kungkalahayi Lookout( try saying that after a couple of red wines)


Al in Echidna Chasm

Mini Palms Gorge




At the end of Mini Palms gorge track



Day 119

We are up early and there are 2 walks to do at this northern end of the park so head about 16km, again on fairly good gravel road to Mini Palms Gorge. It is a 5km walk and the colours are magnificent in the early morning light. The banded sandstone cliffs are quite unique and the closer you get the more incredible they are with the polished stones embedded into the walls and washed there millions of years ago. We are back for morning tea and drive to Echidna Chasm which is a shorter walk but as beautiful as any chasm we have ever seen. It is most spectacular when the midday sun can shine down to the chasm floor but we enjoy it nonetheless at 10am and hope our photos do it justice. A short drive back to the visitor centre for some info on where to go tomorrow and back to camp for a relaxing arvo and as we are having our first camp oven dinner tonight we get things ready and although it has been a long time since we created this sort of meal we roast a chunk of lamb and some veges to perfection!!

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