CAMPING WEST OF ALICE.....

At work we have had 2 senior students with us fron Newcastle Uni. This weekend they finished so to give them a special memory, 8 of us from work took them camping. We went to a place called Glen Helen about 120km west of Alice. It was a real Allied Health weekend- radiographers, rad students, radiology nurse, dietitian, occupational therapist,sonographer- so we had most events covered!!!




This was our campsite-I really enjoy sleeping in a swag- they are very comfortable.Lying looking at the stars is something very special.



2 of us decided we would do a short helicopter ride over the area. It is so vast it really is the best way of seeing the land. Being a photographer I asked if we could go up as late as...so it was arranged that we fly about 6.15pm- sunset about 6.45. I wanted that lovely soft evening light.
This is our little chopper......

This is the Finke River, which according to local knowledge has never changed course, and is one of the oldest flowing rivers in the world.

Finke River cutting thru the gorge- the colours really had to be seen to be believed.

While we were flying- the pilot said he had never flown at that time of the day- and how everything looked so much more textured. So I gave him a very short lesson on soft evening light....etc etc.... (photography 101 I think it was!!!) He was delighted.

More of the area....

I was rapt with the short flight, and the images I got. Sometimes things all work together.

There were still a lot of these beautiful guardians of the rivers..........

A very large full moon completed the beautiful evening, plus a wine or two of course.

I hope you are all well...look after each other.....