Alas we started poorly. The Shothole Canyon road was "shotholed" due to severe flooding a few weeks ago and "Road Closed" sign looked pretty authoritative.
We soldiered on to Charles Knife Gorge Road and in the distance we could see the road winding up over the range. "Be still my beating heart", this looked like a real goer. That is exactly what it was.
We looked back down from the range as we rose and a beautiful view emerged looking across to the blue waters of Exmouth Gulf, north to Exmouth town and south to goodness knows how far - absolutely fabulous.
The road wound across the top of the range and on both sides we saw spectacular views of two gorges, two for the price of one. By this time the road had changed to gravel and we barely noticed.
We drove to the end of the road and were surprised to see the wellhead for the Rough Range 2 well drilled by Wapet back in the 60's. It was dry.
The return drive was every bit as spectacular and we were left only bemusing our fate and wondering what we missed at Shothole Gorge.
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| 250714 Charles Knife Gorge Road leading up the Cape Range |
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| 250714 From the top of the range looking south |
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| 250714 The Gorge on the LHS |
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| 250714 The gorge on the RHS. Believe it or not the green is spinifex |
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| 250714 The Gorge on the LHS |
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| 250714 The Gorge on the LHS |
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| 250714 More of the Gorge on the LHS |
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| 250714 More of the Gorge on the RHS |
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| 250714 The road across the top of the range |
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| 250714 A panoramic view of the LHS gorge |
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| 250714 A panoramic view of the RHS gorge |
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| 250714 Don't think the tree stands a chance |
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| 250714 The well head from the dry Rough Range 2 well |
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| 250714 The plaque above the well |
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| 250714 The marina at Exmouth |
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