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WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA EXCLUSION PERIODS - From 24th March 2015 to June 30th 2016

WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA (WPA) EXCLUSION PERIODS Period covering rest of this financial year and for the whole of the next financial year....

The 2014 Expeditions - In the footsteps of the Greats! 'Glen Edith' & the Tarn of Auber (Giles 1872)

Thursday 12 June, 2014 Watson Range NT The areas covered by our 2014 expeditions are deeply sacred to aboriginal people. It is with the express permission of the Central Land Council,...

What communications will work for you on your travels?

A regular question on this forum is about choosing the right communications for your travel plans. When do you need a satellite phone? What other options are available?...

Guide to Tracking, Communication and Emergency Devices

Deciding on how you wish to record your travels, communicate with friends and family while on the road, and get help in case of an emergency are important issues that face all travellers....

A taste of the Canning - Videos to motivate (or make you hesitate!) (Update; 20/2/15 - Gravity Lake)

Over the years I've been fortunate enough to travel on various sections of the Canning. I was able to capture my most recent trips on Video and whilst many of these are sprinkled throughout my ...

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) NP - The Yandagooge Mysteries Revealed (To Darlsen Pinnacle from the west)

Thursday 11th July Yandagooge Gap Karlamilyi (Rudall River) NP Our mission today was to scout into the Yandagooge Gap, that rugged gorge that slashes its way through the Throssell Ranges....

EOTopo 200K - 2015 Release - Available Now

EOTopo 200K is ExplorOz's very own Australia-wide Raster Topographic Map, designed for use with compatible Map Viewing Software, and selected GPS Units. These maps are available on Micro SD or USB,...

The Great Victoria Desert – Our Return Visit August 2014 Part 4

After looking through and signing the Visitors Book again at Voakes Hill Corner, we all departed and travelled south on the Cook Road....

David Carnegie Retracing Expedition 2013 - The videos

Just thought I'd post links to the 2013 Video clips together for those who enjoy going to the movies more than reading ;-). [Embedded Video] [Embedded ...

Jacks 2014 Adventure Tour of NE NSW. 7 bikes 2 fourbies and 11 adventurers

Following last years epic trip from Beauty Point in Northern Tassy to the Tip of Cape York and return via the Telegraph and Frenchmans Track Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island race week it is ...

Trip to Maralinga, August 2013 – 4. Maralinga to Emu and beyond

. There was unwelcome news the next morning. Robin’s wife Della was quite unwell and had been flown to hospital in Adelaide. Robin will of course go to join her and so will not be able to lead us ...

First blog

Well here I am blogging. I had to look up what a blog actually was, to make sure I was on the right track. And I'm not sure, as I write....

Canada & the Yukon - Across the frozen Arctic on the Dempster Highway

Driving through blizzard conditions across a permafrost tundra is a little foreign to most Aussies. It's something that doesn't come naturally....

2014.1 Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Trip - Days 1 to 16

Travel Blog 2014.1 3 to 18 March 2014 Day 1 (Mon 3 March 2014) Travel: Brisbane to "Mehi River" Rest Area, NSW Distance: 568km....

The Legacy of Mining and Oil Exploration Tracks in Australia

Many of Australia’s major Outback Tracks have been put in place either through the quest of linking many remote locations,...

NATMAP Topo 250k - Now on SD Card!

contain Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps (no longer available for purchase on CD from Geoscience). The

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 17 Carnegie Bluff and a sea of dunes to Dwarf Well

Tonight finds us camped on the edge of a claypan some 40 kilometres south of Bilbarrd out station and 7 kilometres west of the newly ‘re-discovered’ Dwarf Well. [gi]9639

In the footsteps of Carnegie - Day 16 Through the Stansmore Range to Warri Peak & Carnegie Bluff

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 15 Dealing with the attrition of outback travel (The "Chores")

Another camp day today with a warning to the reader. A rest day or “chore day” can be as exciting as watching paint dry. For those undertaking the tasks, it usually means barked

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 14 Exploring Wilson Glen and the Stansmore Ranges.

"The hills we found to be of the usual character, barren sandstone, from which numerous rocky creeks have torn their way through the sand. Following up a little glen, terribly

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 12 Exploring the Erica Range in search of Dora Creek Pool

“In five miles we cut a small watercourse, and following it up to its head found ourselves on the top of a range of barren sandstone hills,...

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 13 Rendezvous at Wilson Glen (in the Stansmore Range)

5th August, 2013, Wilson Glen I had expected a lot of wind overnight, howling off the salt pans however, the wind dropped off at dusk and stayed that way....

In the footsteps of Carnegie-Day 11 Desert Discoveries (Arid ranges, lost cities & mongrel country!)

The quad team got away from Thomas Bluff camp about 9:00 a.m. after numerous repairs to the quads, principally leaky tyres. We had to swap out one of Al’s tyres giving h

Doctor Hicks Range - Great Victoria Desert June/July 2010

Doctor Hicks Range & parts of the Hann Track – Great Victoria Desert Western Australia June 26 to July 10 2010 THE ‘PLANNED’ ...

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 10 Rendezvous near Thomas Peak.

Friday 2nd August Unnamed range and bluff Approximately 8 km north-east of Thomas Peak WA It was a magnificent warm night beneath the stars in our little bloodwood camp,...