Yamarna My father took up the Yamarna Station lease of 360,00 acres (about 140,000 hectares) in 1963. Yamarna itself had no houses or buildings. There was one Government water well about a mile from where the homestead was. The ‘Well’… 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 →
Your Camping Wishes ? OK so you have just won a million bucks… what are your camping wishes? We would love to hear the places, activities, events or experiences you really would like to experience in Australia. I’ve spent a life… Continue Reading →
Finke Gorge National Park Finke Gorge National Park covers an area of 46,000 hectares, including Palm Valley. Palm Valley has a diverse range of plant species. Many of which are rare and unique to the area, including the Red Cabbage… Continue Reading →
Rooftop Tent The ‘Howling Moon’ is a rooftop tent and was the final addition to our camping trailer. For many years, we rolled out swags in lousy weather and erected tents in the pouring rain. No doubt, having a rooftop… Continue Reading →
Finke Desert Race The Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi-terrain two-day race through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) Community. The race crosses the Finke River, believed to be the oldest river in the… Continue Reading →
Old Andado Track We left from Alice Springs for the Old Andado Track, towing our camping trailer, heading south on the Stuart Highway. Turning off just south of Stuart’s Well to take the Hugh Stock Route. This road heads almost… Continue Reading →
Great Central Highway My father and I went ‘home’ to Yamarna in Easter 2013 the country we both love. One of the biggest highlights of my life… our last visit to his dream and my childhood memories. This is the… Continue Reading →
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