Day 47 Ivanhoe
River Crossing and Mini-Bungles
Today we headed to
Ivanhoe Crossing. This iconic long, curved, concrete
causeway over the
Ord River was constructed to raise and improve an existing
causeway built around 1930, and was opened in 1954. Since the start of the Ord irrigation project in the 1960's, the river now flows all year round, making the crossing impassable during the "Wet Season" when the river level is too high.
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Ivanhoe Crossing
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Pelican waiting for a fish
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Ivanhoe Crossing 2
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Ivanhoe Crossing 3
We then went and had some brunch under the mango trees. Once refreshed we headed to Mirima National
Park often called "Mini Bungles," this
park features unique
sandstone formations similar to the Bungle Bungles. Hidden Valley has steep, broken walls of rock which come alive as they reflect striking colour changes due to sunlight variances. The 350-million-year-old
sandstone features have been shaped in spectacular ways. The
park covers 2068 hectares. We did three separate walks in the
park through
the rock formations to lookouts and even saw a couple of pieces of rock art.
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Mirima National Park
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Mirima National Park 2
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Mirima National Park 3
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Mirima National Park 4
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Mirima National Park 5
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Mirima National Park 6
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Mirima National Park 7
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Mirima National Park 8
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Mirima National Park 9
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Mirima National Park 10
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Mirima National Park 11
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Mirima National Park 12
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Mirima National Park 13
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Mirima National Park 14
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Mirima National Park 15
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