Alice Springs to Ross River Resort – East MacDonnell Ranges NT

Saturday 25 June 2022
Well it was time to move on today, It was much warmer this morning 6° so we managed to get up at about 8.30am. After some reshuffling and organising the car we were on our way. We headed to the pool for another swim, got some petrol and started our drive to the East MacDonnell Ranges. The ranges were very different to the West. The greens were a deep colour and there were much more low shrubs on the ranges. It was very beautiful. We stopped at Emily Gap, Jesse Gap and Corroboree Rock before driving ob to Ross River Resort. After setting up our tent we went for a walk top the lookout behind the homestead. Only a 4km but it was very picturesque. We then headed back to dinner and were invited to share our neighbours fire. We enjoyed a nice chat with Joe and Jenny who were like minded travellers and kept very warm by their fire. It was a lovely night. We all headed off to bed at about 9pm, a very late night for all campers.

“Emily Gap is a significant sacred site where the caterpillar beings of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) originated. These caterpillars formed Emily Gap and many of the topographic features around Alice Springs, then radiated out to the edge of the Simpson Desert. At Emily Gap you can see a large rock painting depicting the caterpillar dreaming.”

: David enjoying our last breakfast in the tiny bit of sun at Temple Bar Caravan Park at Alice Springs

: A wedge tailed eagle moving from its kangaroo feast on the side of the road..

: .. look at the size of its feet and legs. What an amazing bird.

: Emily Gp in the East MacDonnell Ranges

: Jesse Gap, also in the East MacDonnell Ranges. There was also some Aboriginal Art on the rocks but we weren’t allowed to photograph it.

: The base of some amazing trees at Jesse Gap

: They are truly amazing

: Some flowers at Jesse Gap

: From a distance the East MacDonnell ranges look very similar to the West but on closer inspection they are quite different.

: Corroboree Rock..

: ..a very special place to the Aboriginals..

: ..they request you show respect as if you were in a church.

: Beautiful colours in the ranges

: Such different colours on two hills so close together

: The Auto Museum at Ross River Resort

: The aboriginals use these knobs on the trees to hollow out for their bowls. Not sure if it was from these types of trees but this is just as an example.