Blogs from King's Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 6

Needless to say I slept very well in my very comfortable tent but only until 5am when it was up again to go to Kings Canyon to do a three hour walk along the rim of the canyon Our guide Evan was very knowledgeable about the different geology, forna and flora as well as being very amusing in his stories It was a truly fabulous walk including a visit to The Garden of Eden and the lost city amongst these intriguing orange rock formations Again the photos speak for themselves but a magnificentt area to be privileged to be in This morning has definitely been a highlight culminating in finding a little Deviled Back Lizard in the road which we brough back to camp (see photo) We leave now for the 3 hour coach trip to ... read more

Rode the 300 kms to Kings Canyon yesterday and spent today walking all through it. It certainly is understandable why the area was (is) so important to the local people. The area contains several pockets of green, with “ghost” eucalyptus trees and pools hidden in deep clefts in the rock, in the middle of what is otherwise red-grey/green desert. The beautiful well used track around the rim of the main canyon sometimes comes breathtakingly close to sheer drops in many places. Tomorrow is our first serious attempt at riding on unsealed roads (on a back road to Alice Springs). It’s 200 kms from here to Hermannsburg, a small Aboriginal community with an historic mission station (now handed back to its original Aboriginal owners) where the pavement begins again. ... read more

Kings Canyon Australasia » Australia » Northern Territory » King s Canyon By RosalindCorbyApril 22nd 2007.... read more

An early start, jen, steve and myself left alice springs at 6am ready for the 500km drive through the outback. It is a lot greener than i thought but there has just been a load of rain. Now very hot, 42 degrees or so and it is a dry heat. We got speaking to a really nice 'real life aussie' on the trip who told us about the aboriginal history and life in the outback. The tourgroup was different as there were only 3 british, normally we dominate but here we were taken over by germans! When we got to kings canyon, we had to hike up a bloody rock called heartattack hill (so called as 20 people have died climbing it!). don't think us brits were quite prepared for the heat but we managed, with ... read more

Our second night was spent at King’s Creek. Our dinner tonight was cooked in several camp ovens - wrought iron pots sitting on the campfire coals. We cooked damper bread, potatoes and chicken. It was strange having a campfire when it was over 30 degrees, but it was a good meal. The next morning we got to sleep in until 6:30. Luckily, others on the trip liked their sleep as well, so we pushed Debora to later wake-up times than she initially proposed. At King’s Canyon, we really began to see the spectacular scenery that the Northern Territory’s Red Centre has to offer. The red cliffs that surrounded us all day were simply awesome. We began our walk with “Heart Attack Hill” - a climb straight up from the base of the canyon to the rim. ... read more