Today we did a rather challenging, level 4, 8 kilometer hike, down into the Murchison River gorge, and the river was completely dry in most places. It was amazing to see how high the water level is at times, and some of the trees had huge amounts of debris wrapped around their trunks, extending up several feet. This is caused by flooding from cyclones, and the force of the water has created some amazing rock formations. The geology was as colourful as parts of the grand canyon, with multiple layers of red, cream and gold. The rock is called tumblegooda, not sure if that’s an aboriginal word or not, but I expect it is. We saw some wild goats and lots of roos and parrots, and as usual, very few people. I have to admit, we were tired by the time we finished, and of course the last part of the hike was all uphill.
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