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Gibson Desert - Sandy Blight Junction Road - Sir Frederick Range & on to Mt Ebenezer Station

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Friday the 25th July, 2008 Mt Ebenezer Station Camp Area Lassiter Highway NT We were up before the sun to another bitter morning of zero Deg C!...

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Canning Stock Route - Catching up with the old crew, the haunted well & the high country

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Sunday the 14thJune, 2009 Copse of Acacia on the track east of well 36 - CSR for a dingos brekky (a pee, a scratch and

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The Pilbara - The Magnificent Hamersley Ranges and Wittenoom (Hamersley, Wittenoom & Bee Gorges)

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Sunday 4th July, 2010 Bee Gorge, Hamersley Ranges WA We emerged into a gloomy morning. While it was heavily overcast with heavy pregnant clouds,...

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Mick O at large in South East Asia - Cambodia Diary

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Preface: I'd been trying to get to Cambodia for several years now but the planets never seemed to align on previous trips to SE Asia....

Created: 29 Sep 2010 14:54 Views: 31716

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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The Kimberley - King Edward River & the search for the elusive "Sunburst" Wanjanas

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Sunday 1st August Dunmarri Campground, King Edward River (KER) The Kimberley WA After the dramas and strenuous activities of the past days,...

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

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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....

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Great Sandy Desert - Into the unknown and an unexpected discovery.

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Tuesday 16th June, 2009 A stand of white trunked gums 300 metres north of Suzettes Rock Hole, Great Sandy Desert W.A. 20 34 32.8 S 123 5 1....

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My favourite photos from trips past (2005 - 2015)

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I thought I'd share some of my favourite photographs of past trips. In no specific order or categories, just a jumble of memories.

Created: 03 Nov 2015 21:02 Views: 30867

Gibson Desert - Midway Well Talawana Track - Corrugations, dust and mechanical difficulties!

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Thursday 9th July, 2009 Near Midway Well, Talawana Track WA What a day. Corrugations surmounted, mechanical difficulties overcome and a few kilometres covered (too few but that’s a story ...

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A bush camp on the Amazing David Carnegie Road

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Saturday 11th July, 2009 Bush camp 30 km south of Empress Spring DCR, Well the threatening skies delivered only scattered showers during the night....

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Simpson Desert: - Birdsville, Big Red and west to Poeppels Corner.

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Wednesday 23nd May. Poeppels Corner, QLD, NT and SA. S.29.59.710 E137.59.931 A big day in the Simpson today! Like condemned men we had a hearty breakfast at the bakery (bacon and eggs for ...

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A day or two at the secluded Eagle Rock Pool - The Pilbara Western Australia

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Monday 29th May, 2006 The Pilbara – Eagle Rock Pool A few things on the agenda this morning. After packing and departing it was to the local auto-shop to try and obtain a new fuel cap....

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Canning Stock Route - Stampedes, corrugations, Gulveda Soak and a donut disaster!

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Tuesday 9th June, 2009 Well 49 Canning Stock Route 20 09 49.98 126 40 54.72 od 207071 It was a great day today with all manner of countryside traversed mingled with the odd mechanical ...

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"Destination Unknown" Day 6 - Oodnadatta to Mt Dare - Explorers trails, Pedirka Desert & Dalhousie

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Wednesday 6th July 2001 Mount Dare SA Another spectacular sunrise heralded the arrival of the day at Duff Creek. A pity the boys aren’t out early enough to enjoy it....

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Canning Stock Route - The track to Helena Spring (or lack thereof!)

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Saturday 13th June, 2009 Helena Spring Track, 20 km east of Canning Stock Route 21 23 2.00 S 126 01 24.48 E od 207496 A most enjoyable day today that saw me exhausted and finding a ...

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The Kimberley - A hike to Mitchell Falls (and a heliflight out)

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Saturday 31st July, 2010 Dunmarri Campground, King Edward River The Kimberley WA We arose to a warm and humid morning with the noisy neighbours at it again first thing....

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Canning Stock Route - Breadon Hills, Godfrey Tank and on to Well 46

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Wednesday 10th June Well 46, CSR 20 38 31.26 126 17 14.72 Od 207176 Up to a scant fire on the left over timber I had collected the previous day. When we went to head off,...

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Rudall River - A death march of discovery through the remote Broadhurst Ranges - Part 1

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Monday 6th July, 2009 DQB Rudall River NP WA Preface; In my trip planning for my sojourn into the western deserts this year, I spent a fair bit of time puddling around on Google Earth....

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Gibson Desert - South on the cut line to the Eagle Hwy, the Warri Site & threatening weather

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Friday 10th July, 2009 Eagle Hwy - 7 or so kilometres south of Mungilli Outstation It was an ill wind that changed from the blustery north westerlies to a south westerly late in the day ...

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Simpson Desert:- WAA Line, Colson Track & French Line to Dalhousie Springs

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Friday 25th May, 2007 Dalhousie Springs Camp Ground Witjira National Park S.A. Well we’ve successfully crossed the Simpson Desert east to west, allegedly the hardest of the traverses....

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Canning Stock Route - Well 45 towards Helena Spring and some off track exploring.

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Friday 12th June, 2009 On the track to Helena Spring, Great Sandy Desert 21 22.516 S 126 07.082 E Odometre: 207389 Authors Note:- On this day,...

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Connie Sue Highway - 80 km north of Neale Junction

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Monday 13th July, 2009 Connie Sue Highway, WA 80 km north of Neale Junction 27 46 34.9 126 07 40.0 T'was a brisk morning this morning....

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West through the Station Country to S.A. and the Tarawi Nature and Chowilla Game Reserves

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30th September, 2008 Hancock Creek Chowilla Game Reserve SA 33 56 3.06 S, 140 55 33.62 E It was an early start into a beaut morning. A fire,...

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The hell road to Cape Leveque

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Saturday 17th June, 2006 Cape Leveque Kooljamon Jeeeeezzzzzuuuuusss Ccchhhhrrrriiiiiisssssttt!!! What a friggin road! Thank god no,...

Created: 17 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 28630

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