Kings Canyon to Finke Gorge N'Park

We left Kings Canyon and traveled along Mareenie Loop Road (a dirt road section of the Red Centre Way) back towards Alice Springs. Along the way we saw Gosse Crater, a comet crater, 20klms wide and 140 million years old. The local Arrernte Aboriginals believe it was formed when a woman dancing across the milky way, dropped her baby, leaving the crater formation.
There are wild camels in the area but we only saw brumbys. We also called into Albert Namatjira's house near Hermannsburg. Namatjira was one of Australia's most celebrated Aboriginal painters, his watercolour paintings reflecting the landscapes of this area. Namatjira was the first Aboriginal to be granted citizenship, allowing him to vote and own property among other things.
Our destination for today is Finke Gorge National Park, where Palm Valley (yet another desert oasis) is located.Read more