27 September 2022
Wolfe Creek is home to the second largest meteorite crater on earth. Despite the distance and difficulty in getting there and the prospect of a night without air-conditioning we had to see it.
It was worth every corrugation, wash-out and stone dodge we dealt with to get there. We climbed to the crater rim for sunset and looked down into the crater. It was (literally) out of this world. The sides were unbelievably steep, but over time an entire eco-system had developed in the crater base. There were trees, birds, lizards and even kangaroos in the crater.
Despite the time we decided to walk the rim as well. We cut it fine with the setting sun, but it was worth the time and effort to see the crater from all sides. The colours, light and just sheer beauty of the place needed to be seen to be believed.
