Beautiful Emma Gorge

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June 7th 2021
After breakfast we started out on a medium difficult hike into Emma Gorge (named after the daughter of the original Durack Family who settled in the region). The hike was over large stones and boulders, and at times we were on all fours. At the end of the hike we were rewarded with a pool of water below a waterfall on the cliff face. We took the opportunity to have a swim in the very chilly wat ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » The Kimberleys

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more