Sunrise at our Glen Helen Gorge Campsite

OUTBACK ODYSSEY - KINGS CANYON

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September 28th 2009
Day 12 - Glen Helen Gorge to Kings Canyon Despite the fact that I hadn had much sleep (thanks to our all-singing, all-guitar playing neighbours and the fact that the overnight temp had descended to somewhere in the "brass monkeys" range), I still woke before the sun. Mind you, it was sensational watching the sun rise over the MacDonnell Range and light up Glen Helen Gorge. But the k ... 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