WC4x4

West Coast 4X4 Ayers Rock Trip
October School Holidays, 2001


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Just another walk through the bush.
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Ayers Rock
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Pics of Ayers Rock were taken every 10 minutes as the sun went down.
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Tropic of Capricorn beacon
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The mighty 60'
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60' at Gem Tree
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looking for gems at the Zircon fields, in river bed
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Start of 4WDing, East MacDonnell's Ranges
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Front view.
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Sign explaining the obvious.
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 Lining up for pancakes at the Caravan Park
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Us heading off a day early, visiting the date shop first.
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Simpson's Gap.
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Fantastic gorge.
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Even found some water, unreal. But couldn't go for a dip :-(
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Tall over hanging ledges, incredible.
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Signage everywhere, a real walk-about education
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My darling Sofia
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My boys found
something very scary... Me!
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Car Park at Glen Helen
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Mark reminding us about the need of wearing a hat!
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A local inhabitant
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Incredible landscape
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More informative signage
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The river bed at Kings Canyon
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More of Kings Canyon
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Looking up out of Kings Canyon
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Looking up at the end of Kings Canyon. 
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Tall red cliff at Kings Canyon
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A local birdy
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Mount Conner in the background
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Heading for home alone whist the roads were still open
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The Olgas in the back drop
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Very, very wet conditions in the desert.
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Ready to head off across the Great Central alone
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Camp site we stayed at 1st night. 40km from
Docker River
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Camp site from the look out
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Same campsite, check out the Desert Oaks...
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Low lying clouds over the West MacDonells
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 Take me home...
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Pronounce that if you dare
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How's the towns, long way to go...
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Momentary lapse of concentration and ya upside down :-\
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Road side grafhitti
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2nd night heading home camp site
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150km to go on the Great Central Road
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Not long now, getting off the red dirt
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Rear view of a very dirty 60' series
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Front just as filthy
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These roads had actually closed whilst we were in transit, lucky for us :-)  Huh?
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Roadside breakfast just outside Laverton, finally on the black top ;-)
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Front of vehicle after hitting an Emu head on. 
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Emu was killed instantly
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Lunch stop on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie, weather clearing.

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