ON RED ROADS
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Efter Ross River Homestead startede jeg en over 1000 km lang tur på egen hånd hen ad de endeløse røde landeveje i Red Centre. Målet var Kings Canyon, men undervejs stoppede jeg ved flere seværdigheder i East og West MacDonnell bjergene. Fra Ross River til Alice Springs gjorde jeg holdt ved Emily & Jessie Gap National Park, to kløfter i bjergekæden hvoraf den ene, Emily Gap var delvist oversvømmet pga. de heftige regnskyld ugen før. Efter Alice Springs begyndte West MacDonnell Ranges og her besøgte jeg bl.a. Simpsons Gap, den maleriske klippespalte Standley Chasm hvor jeg var heldig at møde et par vilde kænguruer, områdets største permanente vandhul Ellery Creek Bighole for til sidst at overnatte ved bjergsøen Glen Helen

After Ross River a long one-man journey of over 1000 km on the endless red roads of Northern Territory began. I was heading for Kings Canyon, but on the way I stopped at several scenic places in the East & West MacDonnell Ranges. Between Ross River and Alice Springs I visited the Emily & Jessie Gap National Park, two gaps in the mountains. Emily Gap was partly flooded due to the recent rainfalls. After Alice Springs I entered into the West MacDonnell Ranges. Here I visited Simpsons Gap, the spectacular Standley Chasm where I saw a few wildlife kangaroos, the largest permanent waterhole in the area Ellery Creek Bighole, and finally stopped for the night at the Glen Helen Gorge

Tras Ross River emprendí un largo viaje de más de 1000 km por las interminables carreteras rojas del Red Centre. Mi destino era el cañon de Kings Canyon, pero por el camino paré en varios lugares de belleza natural en las montañas de MacDonnell. De Ross River a Alice Springs visité el Parque natural de Emily & Jessie Gap, dos grandes brechas en la montaña. Emily Gap estaba parcialmente inundado a causa de las recientes lluvias. Despues de Alice Springs seguí las montañas del MacDonnell Oeste, visitando Simpsons Gap, la espectacular brecha Standley Chasm donde tuve la suerte de ver canguros salvajes, el lago permanente más importante de la zona Ellery Creek Bighole, y finalmente pasé la noche en el pintoresco torrente Glen Helen Gorge.