Our trip down the Tanami Desert started near Halls Creek. Before we set off on one of the worlds longest shortcuts,we checked out some of the sights near Old Halls Creek, the site of the first gold rush in Western Australia. Our first stop was China Wall, a vertical intrusion of quartz that has since resisted weathering more than the surrounding sandstone and now stands in places up to six metres tall. We had seen many examples of this on our drive down from Purnululu, but the example just on the edge of town was the most impressive.
It was only when we got close up to the wall of rock that we really appreciated how large it is.
A little monkey on China Wall
