We left the van behind and drove around to Gosse Bluff. This
is a new one for me as it is a comet impact crater. The impact was over 100
million years ago, and all that remains is the impact site, however this is
truly massive. The information let us know that the original impact walls were
5km diameter and 1km high, all of which is gone now. We did the small walk and
the lookout, however the rest of the park is a sacred site, so we could not
access those areas. The freezing, driving wind didn’t help me wish to stay
either. We then drove back to Glen Helen to have a look as this was meant to be
a nice private camp site. I wasn’t too impressed, and there didn’t seems to be
any walks to do, so we drove on to Ormiston Gorge. This would be a lovely
little camp site if we needed to use it, and the kiosk staff were very nice and
very helpful, as the Pound walk had water over it in one location. We decided
to go ahead with the walk anyway and were treated to a wide range of
environments and walking types. The walk was 9.5km and it took as 3 hours, 20
minutes with an ascent of 770 m. The walk had sandy, rock and boulder river
beds. It had rolling hills, and a mountain climb. It had a massive amphitheatre
plain, and it had a small water crossing that I did 3 crossings of to get the
family across. The water was cold, very cold, with the skin first going numb,
and then pins and needles. We had to take off boots, socks and jeans to make
the crossing, with a small audience! They did however ensure Tracy did get some
privacy. It was a good adventure walk, that I enjoyed.
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