MacDonell Ranges

While visiting one of the galleries, we met a lovely american guy that had been living in Alice Springs for so many years, he recommended us to do this one trek which you had to swim through a river to finish (and there's where he got us). So we drove our way to the end of MacDonell Ranges, stopping in the beautiful Simpson Gap and enjoying the scenic views. Once we arrived to our destination, Ormiston Gorge, we set camp and went for our hike, which was absolutely stunning and yeah, we had to swim to finish. There were a lot of sand flies so we had pur first experience with what I call the condoms, and yes I laugh at everyone that wears them, so we could protect our selves from the thirsty flies that fly around you in hundreds and try to drink the water from your eyes (welcome to the desert friends). Had an uno game before setting to bed and next day woke up for sunrise of the ranges (you can also see that I've been depriving Romina her sleep), and drove to visit some other spots of the ranges such as the ochre pits and Stanley Chasms. This national park is, without a doubt, absolutely stunning. From there, drove as far as we could so we could set base close to our next destination, the red center.

📍Essentials: Stanley Chasms, Ochre Pits, Ormiston Pound Walk (requires actual swimming on the way, a bit of chill climbing and lots of flies but crazy stunning and not too hard), Simpsons Gap
🏠 Accommodation: Ormiston Gorge Campground sets a good base to visit the areaLæs mere