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After a mini break at the Best Western Motel, we set out today to travel to Sawpit Gorge – a journey of 52kms. Sawpit Gorge is the most easily accessible and secluded spot near Halls Creek. It is surrounded by towering rock walls that were formed when the Black Elvire River forced its way through the rock ridge.
On the way, we drove to China Wall which is a sub vertical quartz vein protruding up to 6 metres from the surrounding surface. It can be seen from the air in several places en-route to the Bungle Bungles.
Our next stop was Caroline Pool, a pretty spot with waterholes, shady trees and a wide bank.
At the turnoff to Sawpit is a fresh water spring surrounded by palms called Palm Springs but it was very busy so we gave it a miss.
Just past Palm Springs we saw a bushfire. We had only set up camp about an hour when we looked up and could see the flames advancing through the trees. There are 3 other campers here and they were not concerned as they thought it would not jump the creek. Allan was concerned because he thought the fire could jump the road further up and then come up the other side of the creek. He stayed and put out any flames that crossed the road. Bit scary when you saw how quickly it advanced!!!
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