The weather was terrible, with the promise of very heavy rains.
(the road ahead and the sky, menacing to fall on our heads - if we only knew!)
And after about one hour of driving we turned to the King’s Canyon road, and found one of the floodways (pieces of road that are built in the middle of streams or even rivers that get filled with water whenever the rain is heavy). Remember that we were driving a 2WD van!
(crossing the river... I mean road... I mean river... I mean road... It was in fact a river, but it was also a road... you figure it out!)
And the water rose up to the middle of the wheel!
(the fruit van / hotel almost starting to float)
But finally we arrived, intact, and the rain subsided for a moment, so we were able to enjoy the scenery:
(the beginning of the King's Canyon trail)
The canyon is somewhat similar to the grand canyon on the US, but smaller (both in hight and in length).
The advantage is you can stroll around and see a lot of it in a few ours, and it is not less spectacular!
You have lots and lots and lots of marked trails you can follow without the risk of getting lost.
(a little more of the trail we've followed)
I do advise you to put on some very comfortable shoes. I would even go further and say you should take your hiking boots or hiking trainers. If you don't have them, just buy them (preferably before you get to Australia, everything costs twice the normal price!).
You will thank me for this piece of advice later!
(when we reached the main canyon)
(yet again, when we reached the main canyon)
The King's Canyon has the main canyon in which a river is always running, with a few waterfalls and natural pools where those not cold go swimming, but it also has smaller, narrower lateral canyons. some just big enough for you to walk through, other not big enough for your foot. All run from the top to the bottom of the formation.
On the top the landscape is pretty diverse. From huge arid flats to green spotted hills, but one of the most impressing landscapes was the part where we could see all these little mounts not raising more than one or two meters from the plain.
It almost looked like they were man made.
Enough talking. I'll leave you with the pictures which are far more interesting than my observations!
(a lateral breach on the canyon)
(the trail around the small mounts on top of the King's Canyon)
(the lateral wall that accesses the bottom of the canyon - look at the stairs hanging precariously on the flat wall!)
(a rain water pool on top of the canyon - many animals depend on these to survive)
(a nice waterfall to a natural pool and a bunch of really crazy people bathing)
And then the rain came again!
Heavier than before. And a huge thunder storm too!
We had to run down to the fruit van for cover. I was afraid we were lightning struck!!!
(the beginning of the King's Canyon trail)
The canyon is somewhat similar to the grand canyon on the US, but smaller (both in hight and in length).
The advantage is you can stroll around and see a lot of it in a few ours, and it is not less spectacular!
You have lots and lots and lots of marked trails you can follow without the risk of getting lost.
(a little more of the trail we've followed)
I do advise you to put on some very comfortable shoes. I would even go further and say you should take your hiking boots or hiking trainers. If you don't have them, just buy them (preferably before you get to Australia, everything costs twice the normal price!).
You will thank me for this piece of advice later!
(when we reached the main canyon)
(yet again, when we reached the main canyon)
The King's Canyon has the main canyon in which a river is always running, with a few waterfalls and natural pools where those not cold go swimming, but it also has smaller, narrower lateral canyons. some just big enough for you to walk through, other not big enough for your foot. All run from the top to the bottom of the formation.
On the top the landscape is pretty diverse. From huge arid flats to green spotted hills, but one of the most impressing landscapes was the part where we could see all these little mounts not raising more than one or two meters from the plain.
It almost looked like they were man made.
Enough talking. I'll leave you with the pictures which are far more interesting than my observations!
(a lateral breach on the canyon)
(the trail around the small mounts on top of the King's Canyon)
(the lateral wall that accesses the bottom of the canyon - look at the stairs hanging precariously on the flat wall!)
(a rain water pool on top of the canyon - many animals depend on these to survive)
(a nice waterfall to a natural pool and a bunch of really crazy people bathing)
And then the rain came again!
Heavier than before. And a huge thunder storm too!
We had to run down to the fruit van for cover. I was afraid we were lightning struck!!!
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