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The road into Kings Canyon and for the 15km to the edge of the NP is sealed and has a fair level of tourist traffic.
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Kings Canyon is well worth the excursion.
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The Kings Canyon Resort has plenty of nature loving tourists, here watching the light from the sunset.
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To tell the truth the surface on the Mereenie Loop is not so flash.
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You make progress when the surface is hard.
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But it’s OK country to travel through.
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Typical riding.
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There is a bit of tourist travel in 4WDs.
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Not much sand is left. The road has been mostly resurfaced in recent years.
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This is what resurfacing means. Teeth jarring cobblestones, but at least you can make great progress.
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The road near Katapata Pass.
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The first bit of Namatijira Drive has some sand which is slow going. Doesn’t last long.
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Gosse Bluff is worth getting a closer look at. A comet hit here 145 million years ago, give or take a few days.
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The road into Redbank Gorge with the ridge you climb, left to right, to go up Mt Sonder.
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Redbank Gorge.
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Camping on the rocks at Redbank Gorge, Ridgetop campsite.
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The view from Mt Sonder is one of the great views in Australia, can see most of the West MacDonnell National Park.
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The road along the NP is a good sealed road with plenty of tourists on day trips from Alice.
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Ormiston Gorge is the biggest tourist attraction along here.
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Ellery Creek Bighole is real nice in the morning for sunrise.
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The roadside lookouts are all worth a look.
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OK riding.
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After 8.7km there is a short straight I believe.
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Stanley Chasm is tiny.
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Almost into Alice. The last 30km runs along the Rawlinson Range.
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Alice Springs from Anzac Hill. You made it.
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