Keep River National Park

where is it?
in the far west of the Northern Territory, 50 kms East of Kununurra
access is by gravel road - non 4WD OK

this park of over 700 sq kms has it all; tropical bird wetlands,
over 2,500 Aboriginal drawings (up to 5,000 years old),
walks through rock gorges, palm trees, wallabies...

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a beautiful sunrise seen from the information board at the park entrance welcomed me	Aboriginal drawings of the "Gangi Ngang" , the first men of the local Mirriwung tribe	beautiful natural window at Nganalam (Cockatoo Dreaming), the major Aboriginal art site at Keep River National Park
close up showing rock features on wall near Nigli Gap	morning light strikes this Royal Spoonbill, perched high in a tree beside Cockatoo Lagoon (a permanent waterhole) over 100 different birds can be found in this park	another rock wall near Jarrnarm