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    Palm Valley 13 April 08

    Hi All,

    Well we decided on the spur of the moment to take a trip out to Palm Valley today. Absolutely glorious weather and a nice cool breeze to go with the endless blue skies and sunshine. Still a few flies around just to keep us in check. :lol:

    Anyway it has been a while since I have driven all the way into Palm Valley and I must say that it is defintiely 4 wheel drive only on parts of the journey especially from about 1 km short of the Ranger house. There was also quite a bit of soft deep sand on the lead in to the park. Most of the drive is done down the river bed so it is made up of loose rock and sand. From the Ranger camp grounds onwards to Palm Valley the track becomes pretty rough and a lot of it is driving on eroded and worn bedrock, it is very difficult to judge this due to there being little contrastwith the sun overhead to show the dips in the rock and they can be quite nasty too. We bottomed out a couple of times, each time the wife says " We need that lift kit." - " Yes dear" was always my reply.

    She even says to me as we start heading off the tar, " I think you should air down cause it looks like it might be a bit rough." I smirked and replied " Oh, she'll be right I don't think theres any need to air down for this trip." ops: Boy was I wrong on that one! So just to save a bit of face I let it go for another couple of k's then announced " Oh this is where I had intended to air down." :lol:

    Anyway the camp grounds just past the Rangers house are pretty well appointed. They have built a really good toilet block and there are shade houses with tables etc and gas BBQs.

    The scenery is absolutely stunning as usual, we saw a few brumbies and Roos, there were a few Prados down at PV when we arrived as well as a cruiser and a Patrol.

    Here are some photos of our jaunt through the the Finke Gorge NP and Palm Valley.

    This is the road into the Finke Gorge NP



    The road takes on different colours and textures.



    So as there is no doubt where we were.



    Spectacular scenery abounds here.









    Cycade Grotto



    Part of the walking trail into Palm Valley



    The 4x4 track can be a bit of a slog in places.







    However it is well worth going to the trouble of getting into Palm Valley.

    Cheers

    Mav
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  • #2
    Nice work Mav, looks like a great run, did you sign up those prado's that were there.
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    • #3
      Great stuff Mav. These are the pics I need when I say to the missus ... "We're going to Alice Springs next year." :lol: :lol:

      Don't let on that there's any flies in the NT .... I tell her there's only a few strays that get blown in from Qld. :lol: :lol: :lol:

      Cheers
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      • #4
        Great photos Mav. My wife and I are coming down to the centre in July from Cairns. I'm sure we'll freeze but your pics make being patient very very tough. I'll give you a yell closer to to the trip so you can give us a bit of local knowledge.

        Cheers


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        • #5
          Stunning scenery mav!!

          How far/long is that drive?
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Snaga
            Stunning scenery mav!!

            How far/long is that drive?
            It takes about 2.5 hours to get there not rushing it.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Chippy
              Great stuff Mav. These are the pics I need when I say to the missus ... "We're going to Alice Springs next year." :lol: :lol:

              Don't let on that there's any flies in the NT .... I tell her there's only a few strays that get blown in from Qld. :lol: :lol: :lol:

              Cheers
              Chippy
              No flies in July Chippy that is the best part. At that time of year we have crisp cool days, blue skies, and NO flies.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Hutch
                Nice work Mav, looks like a great run, did you sign up those prado's that were there.
                Only saw the Prados and not the owners, beats me where they went but my guess is they were on one of the many walks in the area.
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                • #9
                  Okay I have done up a little slideshow to show what the trip was like, it is 38MB so don't try downloading it if you are on dial up.

                  http://www.mediafire.com/?ktnhnyzjtmm
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                  • #10
                    Great photos Mav. We’ve experienced PV last year and I was happy to be driving Prado, because as you’ve mentioned, last part is rather difficult. I was surprised though to see in the car park two RAV 4s (hired I think) and one X-Trail with family of four and fully packed. I wander if these SUVs were still the same after this trip?
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by mav
                      No flies in July Chippy that is the best part. At that time of year we have crisp cool days, blue skies, and NO flies.
                      ... and some very chilly nights I would expect 8)
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Peter07
                        Great photos Mav. We’ve experienced PV last year and I was happy to be driving Prado, because as you’ve mentioned, last part is rather difficult. I was surprised though to see in the car park two RAV 4s (hired I think) and one X-Trail with family of four and fully packed. I wander if these SUVs were still the same after this trip?
                        The little Ravs and X-Trails from the local hire companies get a real pounding out here. I have had to hire an X-trail on a few occasions and boy were they rough as guts. The tyres were usually shot and on one occasion they were not road legal.

                        The track varies in condition due to it having many river crossings and creek crossings, all of which are normally dry but when it rains out here it tends to change a lot of things.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Snaga
                          Originally posted by mav
                          No flies in July Chippy that is the best part. At that time of year we have crisp cool days, blue skies, and NO flies.
                          ... and some very chilly nights I would expect 8)
                          Yep it is going to be cold of a night so come prepared, makes the tot of port taste all that much nicer imo.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by kroe
                            Great photos Mav. My wife and I are coming down to the centre in July from Cairns. I'm sure we'll freeze but your pics make being patient very very tough. I'll give you a yell closer to to the trip so you can give us a bit of local knowledge.

                            Cheers


                            Kev
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                            • #15
                              Great pics Mav, it sure is a great place... It really gets in your blood.

                              Have you been out to the Harts ranges up where the mines are?
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