When approaching Exmouth a few days ago, we noticed an unusual break in the cape Range on its eastern side, about 20ks before coming into town. Today the four of us decided to go exploring up the gorge and take some pictures. We dreamed of birds of prey, rock wallabies, lizards and snakes. Not all dreams come true, but the half day exploration was worth the time. The name Shot Hole Gorge is relatively recent, probably late 1950s when there was significant seismic exploration in the area, and the road we travelled was built for that purpose, and the road and gorge name have stuck ever since. I haven't found an earlier name, so Shot Hole will do, and is not inappropriate in this hole ridden rocky gorge. Unlike the Yardie Creek Gorge which has water
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