G'day Mick
Thanks for the very interesting read, like you, I am also a great admirer of the explorer traveller Ernest Giles. There are times when I feel quite privileged to walk the very same terrain he actually walked through on his exploits back in the late 1800's and to see what he and his men may
well have seen way back then.
He actually named many of inland Australias prominent land features and watercourses, here in the
Pilbara not only is the naming of the
Ophthalmia Range due to his suffering from his Ophthalmic complaint ~ sandy blight ~ a constant reminder for me, of the man himself, but also the spectacular craggy peak of his very own mountain ~
Mount Giles.
Mount Giles is a very recognisable land formation and it can be seen from most of the higher
vantage point along the
Ophthalmia Range.
He is reputed to have traversed over 5000
miles in his explorer exploits, the fact that he survived his years of exploring and also that he was humble office clerk in
Coolgardie Western Australia when he died, he has largely gone un noticed.
Mick its nice to know that you also have a common thread as it were to the great man that he was.
Hopefully we can catch up with one another next time you explore the tracks of Ernest Giles ~ in the
Pilbara at least.
Safe travells : PICTOURS