Kimberly area 13-7-2018
Re: Kimberly area 13-7-2018
Tuesday 31st July
Once again I was up a couple of hours before dawn and we headed west just after dawn.
We found a couple of spaces off to the side of the track and parked the Utes
I followed a small path down to a rocky ledge and could hear a waterfall so travelled upstream to Wren Gorge which was a magnificent water hole with a couple of areas of Rock Art.
The waterfall was in shadow so will try and come back tomorrow on the way out… what a magnificent place.
I climbed up on top of the waterfall for a look and the rock ledges just keep on going upstream.
Once again I was up a couple of hours before dawn and we headed west just after dawn.
We found a couple of spaces off to the side of the track and parked the Utes
I followed a small path down to a rocky ledge and could hear a waterfall so travelled upstream to Wren Gorge which was a magnificent water hole with a couple of areas of Rock Art.
The waterfall was in shadow so will try and come back tomorrow on the way out… what a magnificent place.
I climbed up on top of the waterfall for a look and the rock ledges just keep on going upstream.
Re: Kimberly area 13-7-2018
Jeff was waiting back at the cars so I headed back and we drove on down a wet track as a spring flows down the track for a couple of hundred metres.
It was fairly slow going most of the time with rocky sections and small gullies to traverse.
Calder River had a long crossing through big holes but we found a way across the rocks to a shorter shallow crossing and took that then tackled the Mud, no problems there either.
Our lunch spot was on a large flat area of rock beside a watercourse which had a croc in it but it stealthily moved off when we made a bit of noise while repairing a crack in Jeffs Fuel tank.
It was fairly slow going most of the time with rocky sections and small gullies to traverse.
Calder River had a long crossing through big holes but we found a way across the rocks to a shorter shallow crossing and took that then tackled the Mud, no problems there either.
Our lunch spot was on a large flat area of rock beside a watercourse which had a croc in it but it stealthily moved off when we made a bit of noise while repairing a crack in Jeffs Fuel tank.
Re: Kimberly area 13-7-2018
We drove through a hell of a lot of tall grass with some section higher than the bonnet and had to keep speed down as you couldn’t see the wheel tracks.
One of the good bits was the Yam Site which had long lines of rocks laid out in paths or patterns.
One of the good bits was the Yam Site which had long lines of rocks laid out in paths or patterns.
Re: Kimberly area 13-7-2018
We eventually arrived at Walcott Inlet and stopped to overlook the racing water of the tide coming in, a croc surfaced just off the bank and floated past while watching me then after a second or two simply submerged again.
We continued on straight past a sign and spotted a ute tailgate in a tree with a plaque attached, could this be the one that was supposed to be in the ruins? We also found the burnt out remains of a fairly new dual cab V8TD cruiser ute.
We continued on straight past a sign and spotted a ute tailgate in a tree with a plaque attached, could this be the one that was supposed to be in the ruins? We also found the burnt out remains of a fairly new dual cab V8TD cruiser ute.
Re: Kimberly area 13-7-2018
We drove out to the end of the right hand track but ran past wetlands and eventually ran on to mudflats so then tried a side track towards some yards but found nothing there either so we headed back to the Cruiser Ute and made camp on the small headland there overlooking the Inlet.
