30/9/20 TOM PRICE

     Out of Karijini and in to Tom Price for 3 nights . We managed to get 3  nights at the caravan park - that was a stretch for them , they told us they were booked out ! We caught up with Vicki & Bomba again , and agreed to head up Mt Nameless for sunset , turned out we weren't the only ones up there for sunset . Leaving around 4 pm and knowing what the track was like , we had plenty of time to crawl up the rough , rocky track to the top . This is one of the best view points in the Hamersley Ranges that you can drive up in a 4wd .

  The valley on the right has Nameless Valley Drive running through it - it takes you out to Nanutarra Rd .

     This is Tom Price township .

     And here we all are lined up on top of Mt Nameless .

     Sunset didn't let us down .

     This is the view of Tom Price mine , the main processing plant is behind the tower .

     Next day we headed out Nameless Valley Dr to go out to Hamersley Gorge . Seems we are a magnet for high/ wide loads at the moment . These trucks are towing brand new tip trucks - 8m wide and a similar height , don't have the wheels or the tipper tray on them . They had to use this road due to some low bridges they couldn't fit under on the main rd .

     Further out , views of the ranges were excellent .

    We went along this gravel rd till we got to the turnoff to Hamersley Gorge . Road trains also use this road frequently to pickup and deliver goods etc to Solomon Mine .

     The visual impact of Hamersley Gorge is hard to forget - the contorted layers of rock twist & turn .

             A steep track leads you down to the bottom of the gorge to the main pools , it's about 300 - 400mm lower than when we were here last , the water as cool as we remembered . Still some stunning views . We swam through this gorge to see what was at the other end . Getting around the corner in the photo , there was a rock shelf there that allowed us to get out of the water and warm up like a lizard on a rock soaking up the sun's warmth - we were seriously cooled down and not really looking forward to have to swim back .

     This was a serious roll in the rock .

     Again today there were a lot of people here , fortunately they seemed to come & go - part of their mission to see & do everything in their allotted time on holidays .

     Well that's it , here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1ruP5eTicrCCnDjxIwTJN0cIe3c8cUgIK&usp=sharing