Friday 20th July 2012 Kununurra - exploring Emma Gorge

Erosion patterns & formations - Emma Gorge

Trip Meter Reading Start – 7613

Trip Meter Reading Finish – 7867
Total Km Travelled – 244km
Filled up at Kununurra unleaded $1.77/Ltr  26.76L $48; Gas $1.15.9/Ltr  64.3L $74.62

Comments -  Luke Baker
Today we did a 1.7 km walk at Emma Gorge.  We saw heaps of rocks with ripple marks formed over many millions of years ago.  It looked like croc skin.  We had a swim at the water fall and saw a water monitor laying on the rocks.  After that we had a picnic lunch then we drove to El Questro Homestead witch is off the Gibb River Road where we had to cross many rivers in our car.

Comments – Mum and Dad

Today we decided to explore the eastern part of the Gibb River Road including Emma Gorge and El Questro.  And yes, we drive an AWD (Ford Territory) which everyone we have spoken to will be fine on this part of the road.  From Kununurra was 60k of bitumen and then we had about 23 km of sealed and unsealed road into Emma Gorge.  As the gorge  is part of El Questro you have to pay $10 per person.  Ma and Pa paid the bill ($20) while we headed out of sight to the track (so naughty, but $50, what a crock).  The walk was a moderate 2km and you had to scramble over some rocks at some points.  Closed shoes are best, but Mark insisted on wearing his Japanese riding boots (thongs); the water was unbelievable clear and clean...plus really cold.  The first pool was very blue and so inviting we couldn’t resist a swim; the main gorge pool was an extra 200m along, and breathtaking; we haven’t seen anything like it...of course we had to have a swim as cold as it was; Im sure they do the Norsca ads here....

Go the falcon!!!! River crossing into El Questro Township off the GIBB RIVER RD. 
In good conditions your AWD can get to these places ...Just take it easy.