The Devil's Marbles (Nov 14th)

It surprises me how few people have heard of the Devil's Marbles. As far as natural landscapes/rock formations go, they are absolutely stunning.
You travel south through the Northern Territory, past the turning for Queensland and the East. Turning, singular, you don't really have many options whilst traveling this huge country. You never really get to anywhere after you pass the turning. This really is proper middle-of-nowhere stuff. The Devil's Marbles are in the middle of nowhere. No civilization, just a few travelers who've made the effort to find them, or made the stop on the long road up through the middle of the country.

These 'marbles' are incredible. Littered as far as the eye can see. I wish I knew what erosive process had created them. They look like they've just been dropped on the land. Field of huge, rounded boulders, balancing precariously on top of one another, like elaborate sculptures ready to topple at any moment...

That evening/night was impressive. Sunsets in Australia are impressive in general. Those in the NT are more so. All that red dust. The sunset that night, with the silhouetted boulder sculptures of the Devil's Marbles was stunning. And the perfect place to spend the night- devoid of the light pollution that comes with civilization, so a perfect starry sky. There's even a little camping area at the Marbles. Nothing fancy just a few little, wooden platforms, so we took the thin mattress out of the swag, added bedding and spent the night out in the open, under the stars, listening to dingoes howl.