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Rudall River - Running the gauntlet west to Tjarra Pool and Hanging Rock

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Friday the 25th June, 2010 Hanging Rock Rudall River National Park. It was an ill wind that started to blow late in the afternoon yesterday....

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Yet another travel day as we head for the South Australian rendevous

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Tuesday 1st June, 2010 Jamestown SA Another travel day today as much of these first few days will be. All a matter of getting kilometres under the belt as we head north....

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The GDEC Expedition to The Gibson & Great Sandy Deserts begins - A late start to Mildura

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Sunday 30th May, 2010 Mildura Well it was a frantic day of activity trying to get the finishing touches do ne on the ute and the packing sorted....

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Rudall River - Return to Camel Valley

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Wednesday 23rd June, 2010 Darlsen Pinnacle Rudall River National Park WA It was great sleeping with the pinnacle in view in the full moonlight....

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Rudall River - Darlsen Pinnacle at last (and some serious quad exploration along the way)

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Tuesday 22nd June, 2010 Darlsen Pinnacle Rudall River National Park I was up early and got the bulk of the packing done. The top up of the quad cooling system appears to have gone well....

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Rudall River - A hard days slog in search of Darlsen Pinnacle

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Monday 21st June 2010 Some distance along the Yandagooge Creek Rudall River National Park Early start for with packing up to be done....

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The Kimberley WA - Silent Grove, Galvans Gorge and dust, dust, dust to Drysdale Station.

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Saturday 24th June The Kimberley WA It hit our table first and

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Canning / Kidson Track -Disaster Strikes-Our flight from the Canning (& how we were "nearly" saved!)

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Tuesday 25th July Kunawarritji to Port Hedland There’s nothing quite like the horror of waking to find a good sized pool of precious diesel fuel in a puddle underneath your vehicle....

Created: 25 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 23477

The Kimberley WA - Drysdale Station to Mitchell Falls

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Sunday 25th June, Mitchell Plateau. We were away at 9:00 a.m. sharp. The road north towards Kalumbaru was very dusty but in reasonable condition....

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Cape Leveque WA & the ballard of "Kenny" the Crab!

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Sunday 18th June Kooljamon Cape Leveque WA. Yet another bleep ty day in paradise. Ho hum, sunny and thirty degrees. A very restful day with a leisurely start and a pancake breakfast....

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Canning Stock Route - Well 43 to (near) Well 38

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Sunday 23rd July Near well 38 Canning Stock Route (Ghost gum corner) S 21.56.583’ E125.30.737’ a cold night and for the first time it had left heavy dew. We w

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Exploring the Darling Anabranch Lakes - Nearie Lake Reserve, Travellers and Popio Lakes

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29th September, 2008 The Greater Darling Anabranch (west of Glue Pot Creek) NSW p

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"Enter the Dragon" - Our expedition into the Great Sandy Desert in search of Dragon Tree Soak

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Sunday 11th July Dragon Tree Soak Great Sandy Desert We welcomed on old friend back this morning....the sun. The grey skies of the past three days have broken into intermittent clouds....

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Anne Beadell Highway - West From Coober Pedy, our trip on the Anne Beadell begins

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Sunday 16th April Anne Beadell Hwy 20 km east of Annes Corner S 28.55331 E 131.90883 It was a chilly morning when I crawled from the sack at 7 a.m. While Amanda showered,...

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Coober Pedy SA - Doing the tourist things and a look at the Painted Desert

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Good Friday 14th April 2006 Coober Pedy S.A. Rain this morning. It’s becoming synonymous with my associations with Coober Pedy. Dust, wind and rain....

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Goog's Track - North through the ghost towns to Coober Pedy SA

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Thursday 13th April Coober Pedy South Australia Well after yesterday’s trials and tribulations I slept well during the night. There were a few tentative spots of rain about 9.30 p.m....

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Goog's Track - Goog's Lake & Yumbarra Conservation Park SA

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Tuesday 11th April 2006 Goog’s Lake Yumbarra Conservation Park S.A. First breakdown of the trip this morning. Thankfully minor. After packing,...

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The remote Throssell Ranges - A bit of history and some Quad Bike Exploration.

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The remote Throssell Ranges were named by the first hardy souls who headed inland in search of Gold in the early 20th Century. They are named for George Throssell (1840-1910), early Pioneer of

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Great Sandy Desert - A confluence quest as we negotiate the Anna Plains Track

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Monday 22nd June, 2009 Anna Plains Track 102 km west of last nights camp “Whithorn” Ranges (Well that’s what we’ve called them !) Another travel day today in the sense that we traversed a ...

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Trip Planning - Choosing your travel companions wisely.

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One of the greatest things about travelling in this great country of ours is quite often the people you meet and the experiences you share along the way. Having largely been a solo traveller,...

Created: 21 Feb 2010 14:17 Views: 27113

Rudall River - East to Graphite Valley, Camel Rock and Cotton Creek (Then to Georgia Bore - CSR)

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Wednesday 8th July, 2009 Georgia Bore CSR – Talawana Intersection A fairly full day of travel today departing DQB at exactly 8.00 a.m....

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The Kimberley - Around the Karunjie Track to El Questro

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Friday 14th July El Questro (again!) via the Karunjie Track Well the day of departure has arrived. The big trip commences. In anticipation we were out of bed a fraction before 6.00 a.m....

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Murray Kulkyne National Park - Hardly a grand final performance!

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Saturday 27th September Murray Kulkyne National Park It was a very lazy day which is just the way we like it. A chilly but invigorating morning dip in the Murray and then jaffles for ...

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Murray-Kulkyne National Park - East of firemans bend

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Friday 26th September 2008 Murray-Kulkyne National Park. It’s dusk on the Murray River in the Hattah-Kulkyne state park. The sun has set,...

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Connie Sue Highway - south to Rawlinna via Premier Downs (and on to Cocklebiddy)

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Wednesday 15th July, 2009 Cocklebiddy WA Well a day of firsts in that I have completed the last of the Beadell Tracks, the Connie Sue as well as crossing the continent north to south ...

Created: 15 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 34477

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