Our night in the creek bed leading to Roma Gorge was an example of true quiet. We heard no sounds during the night - not a bird, not a dingo, not a cow. We could have been a thousand kilometres from the nearest life. Namatjira Road is littered with gorges and canyons, splits in the backbone of the West MacDonnell Ranges. All are part of the Larapinta Trail, a long trek across the West MacDonnells starting in Alice Springs now so popular with hikers. Our first ...

Our night in the creek bed leading to Roma Gorge was an example of true quiet. We heard no sounds during the night - not a bird, not a dingo, not a cow. We could have been a thousand kilometres from the nearest life. Namatjira Road is littered with gorges and canyons, splits in the backbone of the West MacDonnell Ranges. All are part of the Larapinta Trail, a long trek across the West MacDonnells starting in Alice Springs now so popular with hikers. Our first ...