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KINGS CANYON RIM WALK  Kings Canyon rim walk in Watarrka National Park is one of my favourite walks. The walk ascends to the top of the canyon and follows the canyon rim around until it descends to the car park. I have seen pictures of this spectacular place and I was really excited to be there, and the real canyon did not disappoint. We stayed overnight, close by at Kings Canyon Resort, so we could get an early start. We got to Kings Canyon car park the following day and we realised that we didn't have an early start. Tour buses had already arrived and a lot of people had started the walk. The temperature of the day was mostly sunny with a comfortable low 20°C. However, the walk was very exposed and under the sun you heat up really quickly. Adequate water supply is very important. https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/200617/watarrka-national-park-walking-tracks.pdf Near the car park, there were flush toilet, drinking water supplies, information board, sea...

We walked from the other side of this National Park today, Charlotte Pass, along the Main Range track, passing the four glacial lakes. The track began with a steep downhill to the Snowy River, crossing the river by rock hopping, then followed by a steep climb to the top of the hill. The track became relatively flat for a short while before another steep downhill, crossing a very small creek, then another steep climb to the top.       Before Blue Lake we walked past Hedley Tarn. A small glacial lake in a shape of a question mark (?).     Once we got to the top of the second hill, we walked to an intersection and turned into a small track on the right hand side. This track took us down to the Blue Lake. It was raining, foggy, dark and cloudy on the day. The Blue Lake didn't look very blue which was very disappointing. Looked more like "Grey Lake". We had a quick snack in the r...