Gorges Archives - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Mt Sonder from the Larapinta Trail, via Ormiston Gorge, Central Australia

My Top 7 Things to Do – Ormiston Gorge, Central Australia

May 6, 2021 Red Nomad OZ Central Australia, Glen Helen Gorge, Gorges, MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Ormiston Gorge, Things to do, Travel, Walks, West MacDonnell National Park

For a good time, spend a few nights at Central Australia’s Ormiston Gorge and surrounds. On our stay, we managed 6 fun-filled days (and nights)! Here’s how! A geologist’s fantasy, the long line of Central Australia’s Western MacDonnell Ranges stretches out across the desert plains from Alice Springs. It’s full of spectacular scenery, gorges, rivers, mountains and rock formations. 135[…]

Sunset at Dales Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Walk Dales Gorge! Karijini National Park, Western Australia

August 4, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Campsites, Circular Pool, Dales Gorge, Fern Pool, Fortescue Falls, Gorges, Karijini National Park, Lookout, National Parks, Outback, Pilbara, Things to do, Walks, Western Australia

The Evening Before … I gripped the railing and looked through the deep shadows down the deep RED gash of Dales Gorge. WAAAAAY down. Late afternoon at the lookout meant the sun was long gone from the gorge floor. Even though it had lit up the eastern wall quite spectacularly. Ho Hum. Another day in the Pilbara, another killer landscape[…]

Geikie Gorge, via Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

The Incredible “Icebergs” of Geikie Gorge!

January 3, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Fitzroy Crossing, Geikie Gorge, Geikie Gorge National Park, Gorges, Kimberley, National Parks, Things to do, Travel, Western Australia

‘Look out for the cat snakes on the rock ledges,’ our guide warned. ‘We saw one stalking a bird the other evening’. CAT Snakes? ‘But don’t take my word for it – I failed the snake identification exam!’ she laughed. Pilchard and I exchanged glances. The previous day a gaggle of grey nomads had shown us a photo of the[…]

1000 words about … Gorges!

September 17, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Alice Springs, Central Australia, Glen Helen Gorge, Gorges, Northern Territory

Reflections at Glen Helen Gorge, Central Australia, Northern Territory The rugged red rocks that make up the natural wonderland of Central Australia have spawned thousands of photos – many of which reside in the depths of my memory cards. And there most of them shall stay … In 2004 on our first visit to Glen Helen gorge deep[…]

Charles Knife Road Gorges, Exmouth, Western Australia

What Does a Frenchman wear under his Sarong?!

September 6, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Cape Range National Park, Charles Knife Road, Exmouth, Exmouth Gulf, Gorges, National Parks, North West Cape, Things to do, Western Australia, World Heritage

Most people know what a traditional Scotsman wears under his kilt*. But far fewer people know what a Frenchman wears under his sarong! I’d never given this tragic gap in my knowledge any consideration whatsoever – I mean, who associates Frenchmen with sarongs? But if this vexed question HAD been keeping me awake at night, I certainly wouldn’t have expected[…]

Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia*

Aussie ABC – G is for Gorge

December 4, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Brachina Gorge, Cania Gorge, Carnarvon Gorge, Golton Gorge, Gorges, Katherine Gorge, Kings Canyon, Lawn Hill, National Parks, Northern Territory, Queensland, Redbanks, Standley Chasm, Trephina Gorge, Victoria

Gorging yourself silly in OZ doesn’t mean what you’re probably thinking it means. For a start, I’m not even talking about food – although you haven’t lived until you’ve eaten at a fine OZ bakery – but I digress! No, I’m talking about gorges. OZ is riddled with them. And in some parts, you can’t swing a long-tailed[…]

Australia’s Scenic Public Toilets #9 – Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges SA

December 3, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges, Gorges, National Parks, Scenic Public Toilets, South Australia

A public toilet in Teamsters Campground?? Sounds like something the Village People could be proud of!! Or is that just me … Go west – or at least to the western end of Brachina Gorge, deep in the heart of South Australia’s magnificent Flinders Ranges! Teamsters Campground is the perfect spot from which to explore the pre-historic strata layers of the gorge’s geological trail more[…]

OZ Top Spot #4 – Porcupine Gorge NP, QLD

December 1, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Dinosaur, Gorges, Hughenden, National Parks, Outback, Porcupine Gorge, Queensland, Travel, Walks

We only made three mistakes when we visited Porcupine Gorge National Park in Northern Queensland’s Outback. The wild, natural beauty of this spectacular gorge is a short drive (by outback standards) north of nearby Hughenden – with various points of interest along the way outlined in a self-drive tour guide available from the ‘Flinders Discovery Centre’. The town of Hughenden[…]