Trephina Gorge

We left Alice Springs today and drove into the East MacDonnell Ranges.  We decided to camp at the Panorama Campground at Trephina Gorge.  We set up nice and quickly and then went and did a walk at Trephina Gorge.  We first walked along the ridge top of the gorge and then did a U-turn back along the sandy creek bed.  Then we climbed up a mountain and had a spectacular panoramic view.  The rolling mountains, cliff faces and gorge really made the view so beautiful.  After climbing down the mountains and having lunch we drive off on a 4WD track to do the N’Dhala Gorge Trail Walk.  We walked along the trail and saw some more Zebra Finches and our first petroglyphs.  Petroglyphs are Aboriginal rocks carvings.  They were quite hard to make out but we found some.  Then we drove back to the caravan and collected some firewood.  Late in the afternoon, as the sun set, we lit a fire and sat around with some other travellers.