Garden of Eden

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Kings Canyon Garden Of Eden colourful pool with rocks and trees in Watarrka National Park, NT, Australia.

A side track drops to the aptly named Garden of Eden, where ferns and ancient cycads grow beside a permanent waterhole – a cool pause amid the desert inferno.

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