After a stop at the Mt Bruce and a view of Marandoo mine, we moved on through Tom Price en route to Karratha. It was our intention to take the shortened mine road along the railway but an enquiry at the "I" changed our mind. It was all Rio Tinto rules & besides we didn't want to chew the red iron ore dust at 60kms/hr behind the haulpacks and other mine vehicles. We instead took the scenic route through Rio Tinto Gorge and through the Millstream-Chichester N.P.
This NP was a complete change from what we had experienced already. Driving between the Millstream & Chichester ranges, the road meanders through rolling, rounded dome hills dusted in spinifex and snappy gums along with splatterings of Sturt Desert Peas.
On our journey, we are also alongside the long iron ore trains on their journey to the port in Karratha.
We stay out on the Dampier Peninsular for the night.
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