Thornton's film transforms the bones of this storyline into a period western, set among the vast plains, open skies and rugged rock formations of the
MacDonnell Ranges near Alice Springs.
Without clearance, the only way to see Pine Gap is by air or by climbing the craggy ridges of the
Macdonnell Ranges that surround the site.
** Henbury Station covers more than 500,000 hectares (5,000 square kilometres) extending south from the spectacular
MacDonnell Ranges across the vast, open red plains of the diverse Finke bioregion.
I am thinking particularly of his panorama of a Pintubi hunting party to the west of the
MacDonnell Ranges taken in the mid-1930s.
We probably could have stayed at the park longer, but by mid-afternoon our brains were full and the camels were calling--the camels at Pyndan Camel Tracks, about eight miles outside of town at the base of the ancient
MacDonnell Ranges.
You'll also find the iconic natural wonders of Uluru, Mount Kata Tjuta, the
MacDonnell Ranges and Kings Canyon.
Approaching Alice Springs, the train passes through the striking
MacDonnell Ranges, the only set of hills until the Flinders Ranges near Adelaide.
The town sits in the middle of
MacDonnell ranges, whose soaring peaks and quiet shady spots are a welcome contrast to the drive down from Darwin.
The central rock rat was found two years ago by amateur naturalists in the
Macdonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs, 36 years after its last reported sighting.