Jasper Gorge

Gregory

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August 1st 2008
Our first camp at last, in beautiful Jasper Gorge south of the Victoria Highway in the north west corner of the Northern Territory. We camped under the boughs of a huge old Boab tree by the Jasper River - only pools of water, no flow - and walked up stream past little pools by sheer cliffs of red sandstone. We invited the only other campers there to afternoon tea. They were an interesting couple f ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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