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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....

Snowmobiling in the wilds of West Yellowstone - A different family vacation

MINUS 36 CELSIUS…WHAT THE! A variation of 74C in just 24 hours certainly (39C to -36C) makes for a different family vacation. How you can go from heat exhaustion to the risk of frostbite is an ...

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

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) NP - The things you can break out here! (and exploring to the south)

A lovely dawn, the early morning light reflected by an occasional patch of cloud. We were out of the cot early and finished unloa

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

The curse of the Gary Junction Road - Some 'minor' mechanical difficulties - 2013

Like most mo

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 8 - Man verses the Desert as boldly into the Tanami we ride.

repairs to both the quad and the tu

In the footsteps of Carnegie - Day 5 Murders, Mayhem and Manhunts (Billiluna Pool to Condren W/Hole)

Another day of drama and discovery as we explore the rich history of the Sturt Creek. We were up early to finish packing away equipment and set up th

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

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

Gibson Desert -West to Hickey Hills and proof that you ignore Mick O's Rule No. 1 at your own peril!

Mick O's Rule No. 1 (Always has been, always will be!) "When travelling, judge the setting of the sun accordingly and stop at least 45 minutes before sunset. Camp must be set,...

Canning Stock Route / Kidson Track - Planes, corrugations & west on the Wapet to Razor Blade Bore.

Monday 15th June, 2009 Razor Blade Bore, Kidson Track WA It was a great days travel today tempered by a few car issues and the infamous Canning Corrugations....

The push west to Warburton - 2012 Adventures

on the track

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) NP - Into the gap (The Yandagooge at last!)

I’m a stickler for research and this modern computer age provides many tools our forbears could never dream of. The details around the early mineral exploratio

DC ELECTRICS - Building a 12 Volt DC Power System for your 4x4 - My experiences

By my way of thinking, one of the rules of remote outback travel, or any outback travel really is the fact that your vehicle should be maintained to the high

The Kimberley - A day of high drama on the Mitchell Plateau

Friday 30th July, 2010 Mitchell Falls Campground The Kimberley WA We were awake early to get things packed before the heat of the day set in....

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,...

Rudall River NP - Quad bike expedition into Yandagooge Gap - Day 1 (& meeting some fellow explorers)

Thursday 17th July Bush Camp 22°13'21.85"S, 121°49'16.14"E Today was a day that had the best and worst of everything. It has left us satisfied but exhausted and we are now deep in the ...

Rudall River NP - Quad bike expedition into Yandagooge Gap - Day 2 (Photos & Video)

Friday the 18th July, 2008 A small, unnamed gorge on the eastern side of Yandagooge Gap (22 22 40.70”S 121 54 18.80” E) It was a cool and windy morning as we climbed the nearby hills ...

CANADA - A Surprise Vision from Hell!! (and then on to Hyder Alaska & the Scenic Cassiar Highway).

Monday 27th August Morchuca Lake Reserve Highway 37 - British Columbia. The mozzies dropped off once we decided to head to bed so a good night’s sleep was had....

CANADA 2012 - "There are strange things done in the midnight sun" - Our Yukon River Journey

There are strange things done in the midnight sun, by the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen ...

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - To Darlsen Pinnacle from the South - An ATV (Quadbike) Adventure!

Thursday 5th July, 2012 Todays mission was to scout a possible route to Darlsen Pinnacle from the south. What in the hell were we thinking?...

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - An "OH SHIT" moment near the Desert Queen Baths!

Desert Queen Baths, Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park. WA We were up early into a beautiful, still dawn. The first effort of the day was to try and capture the early morning ...

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 9 The mysteries of Mount Hughes

On the 24th (April) we crossed a range of barren hills, which I named the Gordon Hills, after our friends of Flora Valley. In the neighbourhood Godfrey picked up a perfectly white egg,...