Over 2 days we used Ormiston as a base and explored the West MacDonnells which has many gorges.
Had lunch at Glen Helen and met with a lady who teaches out on an indigenous community about half a days drive west of Alice Springs. Sounded like a challenging but rewarding venture.
The track to the Glen Helen gorge is flat but full of rocky and boggy obstacles. A very tranquil pool awaits those who pick the right track through the reeds.
South of the range is a range of rocky hills which form a complete circle, said to where a very large meteorite impacted the earth many years ago.
The Orche Pits are where the indigenous peoples gathered many colours. Serpentine gorge has a broad array of plants including some Cycads. Serpentine provided good picnic facilities. There is the walk to the waterhole and another up to the lookout. Avoided the lookout on this occasion, looked very steep. Ellery creek also has a gorge and has a larger waterhole than Serpentine.
Ellery Colours
