Day 26: Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges (Day 1)
Today we explored a few of the western highlights of the Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges Park. After seeing the Tnorala Conservation Reserve (Gosse Bluff) from the lookout the previous night we decided to backtrack and drive out to have a proper look inside the crater itself. This is the site of an impact crater from a 600m wide meteorite, that crashed here 142 million years ago. We went on a short walk to a lookout for a good view from just above the crater floor to the surrounding rocks.
Next we headed back into the National Park stopping at Larapinta / Finke River for lunch and to hang out next to the river. Theo was the only one brave enough to go for a swim in the very cold water.
Back at camp John went for a walk up to the Ghost Gum lookout and down into Ormiston Gorge before dinner. He manged to see a Euro (small wallaby) amongst the rocks.
