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Published: August 9th 2017
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We were looking forward to exploring this beautiful area and after a night in the car park just outside of the Wilpena bound road we took a cheeky free shower at the campsite. We then set forth for the Mount Ohlssen Bagge walk which took about 3 hours return up some steep parts for some more amazing views of inside the pound and also Flinders Ranges.
Unfortunately the weather was not the best but the views still made up for that. We enjoyed a nice lunch and then made the easier walk downhill.
Next stop was the Aboriginal sight called the sacred canyon at the end of a 14km dirt road.
It was definitely worth the drive because it was in a small gorge but it also had Aboriginal markings which weren't behind bars.
I have enjoyed learning about the markings and becoming more interested in the way Aboriginals used to live out in the bush.
Some of the rock formations were incredibly pointy and jagged and the camp was located in a dry river bed, which made me wonder why they would camp there, especially if it rains hard.
On the way back we topped off a great day by stopping on
the side of the road and climbing up a small hill to join a group of goats and enjoy a fantastic view of Wilpena Pound. The weather had also cleared up making it even more enjoyable. We celebrated by relaxing in the Wilpena pound resort bar and broke our pasta diet and chomped on some hot chips.
There is more to the Flinders Ranges than just WIlpena Pound, and fortunately some of these parts can be accessible by 2WD. We took this opportunity to go further north of the park to the campgrounds there.
The roads are all dirt and sometimes quite rough, it made one of my hub caps come off the wheel.
We eventually arrived at Aroona Ruins, which is a campsite but with none of the luxury's.
But from here it is possible to do a few walks, one of them that we did was the Red Hill lookout walk which is about a 4 hour return trip.
Fewer people end up on this end but I thought it was definitely worth going to. The landscape is incredible, the earth was so red and the views on top were top grade. We were also the only ones there to enjoy
it.
It was pretty windy at the top, but with clear sky and a views to die for, it was soon forgotten.
In high spirits, we thought we would be able to continue along the Brachina Gorge road which slices through the middle of the park meaning we would be able to take a different road south.
Although it was officially open for two wheeled drive cars, we had our shot but it followed along a rived bed and there was just enough water and muddy areas to force us to take the safer option and head back.
A shame but better safe than sorry.
Seeing as the weather was a lot better than it was when we first arrived, we took advantage and re visited some lookouts including one from the Yourambulla Aboriginal Paintings.
With time running out, we started heading back. It had been quite a long day but we made it to Burra by nightfall, pleased and happy with the great time we had in the Flinder Ranges National Park.
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