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Top of Mt Sonder, before sunrise

(digital camera adjusts exposure beautifully)

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The Moon that helped us climb!

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Visitor centre at Ormiston Gorge

Ormiston Pound....

..panorama....

..with dry river valley...

...the pound is pretty big...

..yet more...

...and its eastern end.

Viewpoint over the Pound

The cliffs on the far side of the Pound

On our way through the Pound to the Gorge

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Final packing-up

Last view of Mt Sonder from bus

The uncomfortable bus

Looking back at the West Macdonnell Mountains