A taste of the Canning - Videos to motivate (or make you hesitate!) (Update; 20/2/15 - Gravity Lake)

Monday, Jan 05, 2015 at 16:56

MickO

Over the years I've been fortunate enough to travel on various sections of the Canning. I was able to capture my most recent trips on Video and whilst many of these are sprinkled throughout my blogs, I thought I'd group them together here to give you a taste of the conditions you can expect along the way.


Let me say that yes, the dunes are high and sandy, yes the corrugations are as terrible as they are plentiful but, on a trip of 2000 km or so they are only part of the varied landscapes you will drive through. The Canning is truly one of the great outback journeys and with forethought, research and planning, is an achievable and a memorable journey.


Here, in video form, is a representative sample of the conditions you can expect to encounter along the way as well as a few of the many highlights.





CORRUGATIONS




Heading south to Well 50






Heading south 30 km north of Well 33






Georgia Bore to Well 24 - Corrugations and Mishaps









SAND DUNES









THE JOURNEY



Wells 49 down to 46 and Breaden Hills







Helena Springs turnoff south (Wells 41 - 36)







Well 45 - 44 and the country thereabouts









HIGHLIGHTS & SIDETRIPS




Durba Spring








Helena Spring







Gulveda Soak - Well 50






Warrabudda Soak (On the track to Helena Spring)






Gravity Lake









MISHAPS



''We knew from the experience of well-known travelers that the
trip would doubtless be attended with much hardship.''
Richard Maurice - 1903
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