The Mutawintji Gorge country is sacred to aboriginal cultures and there are some areas that can only be entered in company of a ranger. A tour needs to be booked beforehand - and they don't run every day. We were travelling on our own so couldn't go into the restricted areas. There are quite walks and picnic spots and a great camping area.
The countryside is spectacular and beautiful. We did a couple of short walks and marvelled at what we saw.
Our first walk took us past an overhang with indigenous markings of tally marks, a "clever man stick" and a "groonki mark". There were also markings from William Wright, a member of the Burke and Wills expedition. Past the cave we did some rock hopping and walked up the dry sandy creek bed for a while before returning to the car.
After lunch we walked through the bush towards the Mutawintji Gorge through the low scrubby bush for about an hour.
Then it was time to head back to Broken Hill. On this trip we saw plenty of wildlife - emus, kangaroos and various lizards - and the desert plants are flowering. This is one place we will be coming back to.
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