Monday, May 02, 2005 at 10:23
1.
Chambers Pillar to Uluru
We went via
Alice Springs. The road was fairly lumpy & bumpy in bits, but
Chambers Pillar is worth the visit. Jump on the tarmac to Uluru. if you want
free camping, there's a roadside
parking bay about 30km from the town. You can drop behind it to
camp. Otherwise, just head for the caravan park for a night or two...
2. Uluru to
Carnegie Homestead (Gunbarrel Hwy)
About 1100km long (with only Avgas & diesel available), the gunbarrel Hwy skirts the southern end of the
Gibson Desert. It took us about 3 days to cover (we were in a rush, driving 10hr+ days). The 150km either end was
well-graded, but the big bit in the middle isn't maintained - lots of corrugations! I highly recommend this part of the trip. Make sure you travel on the Old Gunbarrel Hwy though, not the new one - join it at Warakurna....and you need permits to travel on the Aboriginal land. I think there's a trek note on this site for the Gunbarrel.
3. Hammersley Ranges
Some awesome
gorge walks here -
well worth the visit. Costs you money to
camp in the park itself, but we found an old hippie
camp site about 5km to the south of the park entrance & about 2km off the road. Stop off in
Newman too and do the mine tour - shows you just how vast the operation is...
T-Bone.
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