Australian Animals Many Australian animals are unique to Australia. In fact more than 80% of our plants, mammals, reptiles and frogs are unique and are found nowhere else in the world. We have more than 378 mammal species, 828 bird species, 4,000… Continue Reading →
Uluru Kata Tjuta Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park (UKTNP) is one of those places every Australian should visit. Sometimes Mt Conner is mistaken for UKTNP but it is dwarfed by the majestic ‘rock’. My first visit was in 2001. Uluru… Continue Reading →
Mount Conner People often confuse Mount Conner for Uluru as they drive from Alice Springs towards Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park. It certainly has a high profile and is visible for many miles on the horizon, and once you have… Continue Reading →
Stevensons Peak From a European perspective. William Christie Gosse ‘discovered’ Stevensons Peak in 1873. Of course, this area was the home of Anangu for thousands of years before this ‘discovery’. In 1859 Gosse joined the South Australian Government Survey Office…. Continue Reading →
Lake Hart Lake Hart is about 220kms (137 miles) north of Port Augusta on the Stuart Highway heading north to Darwin. In 1918, Lake Hart was important due to the salt deposit when surveyors investigated the area. The yield was estimated as being three… Continue Reading →
Red Rock NSW In 2001 during the Easter break, we returned from Hervey Bay where we had camped along Rainbow Beach. Even then it was becoming increasingly difficult to avoid caravan parks and find secluded camp spots. We did find… Continue Reading →
Tanami Desert Working as a driller’s offsider in the Tanami Desert was undoubtedly a form of camping. Not so much for pleasure but to top up the coffers whilst travelling. We had travelled from the East coast to Perth, then… Continue Reading →
West MacDonnell Ranges The West MacDonnell Ranges are an awe-inspiring stretch of land within the larger MacDonnell Range in Australia. This rugged mountain range is a stunning part of the Central Australian Outback, extending for over 600 kilometres from east… Continue Reading →
Gwalia Having lived in Leonora for a few years, I’m familiar with the old Gwalia historical site. It is 233 km north of Kalgoorlie and around 828 km east of Perth on the edge of Western Australia’s Great Victoria Desert. If… Continue Reading →
Cyclone Bed A cyclone bed was commonplace in the Australian outback until the 1970s, then they slowly disappeared. The name ‘cyclone bed’ comes from the chain-link wire mesh covering the frame. This wire mesh was often referred to as ‘cyclone… Continue Reading →
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