Ormiston gorge and the Ochre pits

About 120 clicks out west of The Alice is Ormiston gorge. Not having a 4 wheel drive means it’s not on the way to anywhere so we had a day trip out there. There are other attractions along the road but some have pretty rough tracks to get to them and we would prefer not to wreck the car just yet. Besides, we have just about seen enough gorges for the time being.

Unfortunately we mucked about most of the morning so we hit this one in the hottest part of the day. That’s fine when you can get under some shade but out in the full glare of the Territory sun it’s a bit uncomfortable. Some of the buildings in other attractions show some pretty rugged living. I'm glad I didn't have to live out here in a tin shed. Ormiston was definitely the pick of locations and would have made a respectable camp site. Hopefully the photos do this justice.

One of the other things we did see along the road out was the ochre pits. The different colors were used for face and cave painting.

Photo 1 Entrance to Ormiston gorge

Photo 2 The limited water in there at the moment and the impressive range behind it.

Photo 3 the Ochre pits