Kings Canyon to Perth

I thought I would share to all my proposed route back to Perth next Saturday. I am on leave for a few weeks and it is time to visit my family and friends back in Perth.

First up I'll drive to Yulara via the Luritja Road and Lasseter Highway to pick up one of my brothers who will fly in "for the lift back".

Then we'll head back along the Lasseter and head south past Mt.Connor to the Mulga Park Road turnoff. We'll travel along the Mulga Park road until the Stuart Highway. The Mulga Park Road is the first stage of the original Gunbarrel Highway and it is the only original stage I haven't done except the Abandoned Section.

Next we will head straight down the Stuart until Coober Pedy. We'll then use the Anne Beadell Highway to get more westing. We both want to see the Atomic Totem Test Sites so we will hang out in that area for a while. Seeing all the normal sights on the track we will turn to the south at Neale Junction and then travel down the Connie Sue Highway until Leech Lakes.

From there we will head west north west through Plumridge Lakes Nature Reserve before going south west along the Cable Haul Road. Queen Victoria Spring is then on the agenda which we will approach from the north via Argus Corner and PNC Baseline Road.

Then it will be down to Coonana Siding on the railway line and along to Boulder. From Boulder it will be probably along Great Eastern Highway into Perth.

I know that it is normally hot at this time of year but it looks as though a cool change may be coming through at early predictions maybe even some rain. I'll be taking 100 litres of water and an extra 3 x 20 litre jerry cans of diesel. I would like to think that I can make this trip in four days and that is what I will be aiming for. The vehicle is a 2005 Landcruiser RV ute with almost 15000 kms on it.

I will let you all know how I go when I get to Perth.

I haven't decided on the route back but I would like to see if my "Carnegie" sign is still near Geralton Bore on the Gunbarrel from 2003 and also have a closer look at the Rawlinson Ranges thus completing the entire Gunbarrel over about 8 years.

Cheers to all,

Equinox