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"Destination Unknown" Day 11 - The Plenty & Donohue to the Channel Country (Camped on the Georgina)

11th July, 2011 Banks of the Georgina River - Channel Country Today was always going to be a significant road trip as we tried to get ourselves as close to the Channel Country as possible....

The 2014 Expeditions - In the footsteps of the Greats! 'Glen Edith' & the Tarn of Auber (Giles 1872)

Thursday 12 June, 2014 Watson Range NT The areas covered by our 2014 expeditions are deeply sacred to aboriginal people. It is with the express permission of the Central Land Council,...

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

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 ...

Discovering Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park - Information and Video clips 2007 -2018

At 1,283,706 hectares (12837 square km), the Karlamilyi (previously Rudall River) National Park is the largest national park in Western Australia and one of the largest in the world....

New Zealand 2011 - Queenstown, some unexpected snow & on to Rivendale (by the shores of Lake Wanaka)

Monday 4th April, 2011 Boundary Creek Scenic Reserve, Lake Wanaka (Highway 6) It was a leisurely morning and we awoke to find the surrounding mountains dusted wth snow,...

Product Review No. 2 - Engel 75Lt Combo fridge/freezer & the Platinum Drop Slide (update Jan 2019)

As I purchased and used so many different products and components in the build of the 79 series ute, I thought I would provide some assessment and review of those products from a users point of ...

The Kimberley - Exploring the Drysdale River, Petroglyphs, Snapping Turtles and quad fun.

Thursday 29th July,2010 Barking Owl Camp, Drysdale River The Kimberley WA Our mission fo the day was to scout downstream on the quads to identify any points further north that would provide ...

White Dragon Tree (Sesbania Formosa)

White Dragon Tree (Sesbania Formosa) (Also known as the Swamp Corkwood) A native of northern Australia, it is found in the Pilbara and Kimberley areas and eastward into Arnhem Land in ...

David Carnegie Retracing Expedition 2013 - The videos

Just thought I'd post links to the 2013 Video clips together for those who enjoy going to the movies more than reading ;-). [Embedded Video] [Embedded ...

My Pioneer's Photo Comp Entry 6/12

GDEC 2015 - Exploring the Hunt Oil Road

Thursday 6th August Mount Worsnop WA The Hunt Oil Road. We got away at about 8.00 a.m. which was a very good effort, considering the time spent repairing tyres the previous evening....

Creating the dream off-roader - Modifications and Improvements August 2012

October 2012 - It had been just on two years since the initial vehicle build was finished. I say “Initial build” because as anyone who enjoys building or preparing their vehicles for travel about ...

Great Victoria Desert Expedition 2014 - Day 1 The station country south of Kingoonya SA

Saturday 2nd August Tomato Rocks SA Bloody hell it was a cold night! Minus 2C to be exact. Even in our motel room the chill seeped through forcing us to get up and put the heater on....

The Kimberley - To the Carson River and Drysdale Escarpment (near Kalumburu)

July 23rd 2010 Barking Owl Camp In the shadow of the Drysdale Escarpment With Joc a fair way behind us, it was a reasonably leisurely start to the morning easing back out on to the ...

Down the Ghan Heritage Trail to Charlotte Waters.

Tuesday 29th July, 2008 A few km west of Charlotte Waters NT 025 51 8.49S 134 51 33.64E We are in cattle country indeed and believe me it has been nearly entirely denuded of all grass and ...

Rudall River - The search for Hanging Rock Native Well and then on to Desert Queen Baths

Sunday 5th July, 2009 Desert Queen baths, Rudall River National Park Od 209737 I don’t know why but Desert Queen Baths just draws me back every time....

Desert Drone - Areal footage of the great Australian outback

No I'm not talking about that persistent whine from somewhere in the vehicle, I'm talking about some highlights of the Australian outback shot with the latest DJI Phantom Drone....

Bean Tree ("Ininti") - Erythrina vespertlio (Grey Corkwood, Bat's Wing Coral Tree)

The Bean Tree (Erythrina vespertilio) is

Great Sandy Desert - The McLarty Hills (Day 4 of our quest for Dragon Tree Soak)

Saturday 10th July, 2010 McLarty Hills - Great Sandy Desert 19°32'3.44"S, 123°32'39.75"E (58.6 km for the day) There had been a few showers during the night but nothing significant and ...

My favourite photos from trips past (2005 - 2015)

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

Carnegie Expedition 2013 - Day 13 Rendezvous at Wilson Glen (in the Stansmore Range)

5th August, 2013, Wilson Glen I had expected a lot of wind overnight, howling off the salt pans however, the wind dropped off at dusk and stayed that way....

Gibson Desert - Sandy Blight Junction Road - A day of outback welding & bush mechanics.

Thursday 24th July Sandy Blight Junction Road - Not too far from last nights camp 23 42 7.801 129 17 39.191 It was a funny day today,...

The 2013 Expeditions Begin.

1. Exploring Rudall River & the Yandagooge Gap 2. In the footsteps of Carnegie - The Carnegie Retracing expedition (Halls Creek to Mt Webb) Part 1 - Mick O

Great Sandy Desert - Sandy Blight Junction Track NT

Wednesday 23rd July, Sandy Blight Junction Track (77 km in) 023 42 6.08s 129 17 39.62e It was a chilly and windy start to the day. Jaffles for a breakfast then on the track at 9:15 a....

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - DISCOVERY - The reward for research, perseverance and a stiff walk!

Saturday 7th July, 2012 DQB, Rudall River Today was simply a great day, a day of discovery and the feeling of elation that comes with it....