Thoughts

Created: 26 May 2020 19:10

Station Ruins, May 2020, Southern Flinders Ranges A glimpse of what was thought to be cropping country from c 1870-1920 ..but the rains stopped. It still produces sheep....

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta....

Anne Beadell Highway March 2020

Created: 25 Mar 2020 22:41

Just got it done before the Chinese Disease killed fun... Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx....

ExplorOz Traveller: Security Key

Created: 15 Mar 2020 05:53

The Security Key is an additional password used when you've set your Tracking to private. By default, each device will use the same password for the Security Key as setup in your Member account....

ExplorOz Traveller: Check your Credentials/Login Error - Password Reset

Created: 14 Mar 2020 13:48

If you don't know your password, or suspect you are using the wrong password you will find a Forgot Password button in the app. This will email the current registered password to you and you will ...

Boring

Created: 15 Feb 2020 15:00

A short look at some of the steps of bore sinking. Start 9am finish 3pm 40m and 2550ppm tds [Embedded Video]

4 Graves North of Hawker SA

Created: 09 Feb 2020 05:50

A little meander around the western Flinders Ranges.. [Embedded Video]

ExplorOz Traveller: Message in Playstore - This app may not be optimised for your device

Created: 18 Jan 2020 05:14

If you have an Android device and see the message "This app may not be optimsied for your device" you might feel concerned however we have discovered that this message seems to appear occasionally ...

Coongie Lake November '19

Created: 10 Jan 2020 13:06

Coongie Lakes. Much publicised by the Leyland brothers back in the day.(who can't remember their jingle hehe) Formerly part of the Kidman Cattle Empire,...

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept cemetery, the rose bushes are currently under attack by hungry nocturnal kangaroo's but the rest of the area seems OK given the prolonged ...

Peoppel Corner

Created: 30 Dec 2019 23:35

Poeppel Corner. Augustus Poeppel (1839–1891) was a surveyor and explorer in Australia. He surveyed the borders between Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory....

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

Created: 19 Dec 2019 19:35

The app includes a User Manual in PDF format, however for your convenience you might like to print it from here. See the latest version of the User Manual updated with all new content relevant to ...

Old Dalhousie Station

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:40

Old Dalhousie Station Now annexed as a park, was a cattle property. 'The property was situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Oodnadatta and 131 kilometres (81 mi) south east of ...

The Pink Roadhouse SA

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:36

Oodnadtta.... the last southern fuel stop for a West/East Simpson crossing (you can also enter from Mt Dare) is also home to The Pink Roadhouse, who hasn't heard of it?...

Purni Bore October '19

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:33

A French Petroleum Company first drilled Bore in the Simpson Desert as a strategic well in about 1964. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980's the bore was left to flow to ...

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WA - Kalbarri, Kennedy Ranges, Karijini to Kalgoorlie and many places on the way. Winter 2009

Created: 13 Jun 2009 17:18 Views: 60689

June 10th Kalbarri Yesterday we took the road north from Geraldton and turned west at Northhampton to drive along the coastal route to Kalbarri....

Meandering North around WA (Guilderton to Greenough/Geraldton) 2009

Created: 17 May 2009 22:57 Views: 39350

13th May Guilderton Caravan Park We arrived in this little seaside town around mid afternoon after searching for a suitable overnight stay in a free camp. Of the two we looked at,...

Wildflowers, Photos … The Blog

Created: 01 Aug 2015 10:00 Views: 34131

Finding and photographing wildflowers is one of the pleasures that many of us enjoy while travelling around Australia. For some people it is one of the main reasons for their travel,...

Australia in 1969

Created: 01 Feb 1986 01:00 Views: 33835

. Australia in 1969 This was prepared in 2009 to mark the 40th birthday of our eldest son, born in 1969. How Australia has changed!! Population of Australia: 12,446,...

Oodnadatta track June 2011

Created: 18 Jun 2011 08:09 Views: 33111

Day 9 Thursday 9th June (Rawnsley Park- Blinman- Parachilna-Marree-Farina) Its a cool morning and I enjoy having the warmth of the electric heater...for the last time for the next few days....

Western NSW - Willandra & Yanga N Pks - our Winter 2011 journey begins

Created: 15 Jul 2011 12:16 Views: 31365

Day 1 Wednesday June 1st (K

Len Beadell Plaques & Signs - 33 in 29 years

Created: 18 Feb 2009 22:05 Views: 30738

It's a testament to Australia's last outback explorer, Len Beadell, that many of his roads have grown more popular as the years have passed....

Exploring the Flinders Ranges - a week of camping, walks and photography.

Created: 23 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 29574

Tuesday 21st July Free camp 20kms south of Wilpena in Flinders Range. We were up early from the free camp west of Iron Knob and left early so as to avoid driving into the dreaded headwind all ...

Mereenie Loop road and Wallace Rockhole

Created: 24 Jun 2011 04:29 Views: 29464

Day 21 Tuesday 21st June (Kings Canyon-Mereenie Loop-Hermannsburg-Wallace Rockhole.) I am woken in the night by the unmistakeable sound of a pack of dingoes howling and calling to one another ...

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

Created: 04 Jul 2010 00:00 Views: 29320

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

My favourite photos from trips past (2005 - 2015)

Created: 03 Nov 2015 21:02 Views: 29278

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

West and East Macdonnell Ranges

Created: 25 Jun 2011 07:50 Views: 28574

Day 26 Sunday 26th June Ellery Creek Big hole campground We pack up and leave Alice behind, heading out to the West Macdonnell National Park,...

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

Created: 12 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 27126

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,...

Alice, Tennant Creek to Mt Isa and Cloncurry

Created: 15 Jul 2011 12:34 Views: 26569

Day 34 Monday 4th July. Alice Springs Its back to Alice Springs this morning and we check in at the van park before 10.30, having booked and paid for a site before we left 10 days ago....

From Marla to Uluru - the climb, Kata Tjuta to Kings Canyon

Created: 18 Jun 2011 07:37 Views: 25659

Day 15 Wednesday 15th June (Marla-Erldunda) It is a cool start to the day but we are on the road north by 9, with Barb and Darrell soon close on our heels. It is a wonderful road surface......

Trip Planning - Choosing your travel companions wisely.

Created: 21 Feb 2010 14:17 Views: 25221

One of the greatest things about travelling in this great country of ours is quite often the people you meet and the experiences you share along the way. Having largely been a solo traveller,...

It's an Ozi Christmas!!

Created: 01 Jan 1986 01:00 Views: 22178

. T’was the night before Christmas; there wasn’t a sound, Not a possum was stirring; no-one was around. We’d left on the table some tucker and beer,...

Mildura, Burra Creek Gorge, Rawnsley Park & the Bluff climb

Created: 15 Jul 2011 12:21 Views: 21682

Day 5 Sunday 5th June (Yanga-Gol Gol (Mildura)). Our journey takes us west again today, through Balranald where we buy diesel and a weekend SMH newspaper...our last for a couple of months....

Kings Canyon - and the rim walk

Created: 24 Jun 2011 04:02 Views: 21334

Day 20 Monday June 20th (Kings Canyon) The night is one of the warmest we have had in weeks however we are glad to have the heater briefly this morning....

SAX on SAX OFF ( Suspension replacement ) 2013 D-Max

Member: Kanga1

Partly how it ended. How it all began............................................................... After picking up a couple of Bobcat scoops of sand for a pathway,...

Created: 14 Nov 2013 08:34 Views: 20287

The 2011 Special Olympics Summer Games, Athens Greece - The final leg of the torch run begins & ends

Created: 20 Jun 2011 00:00 Views: 19675

7th June, 2011 Athens Greece. What a way to start a 30 hour flight to Europe. Getting pulled aside as you check in at the departure gate and told that you’re being upgraded to ...

Alice Springs

Created: 25 Jun 2011 07:54 Views: 19011

Day 23 Thursday 23rd June (Alice Springs) We are packed up and on the move before 9am while our Lutheran college camp mates are breakfasting. At the end of the dirt road,...

Carnarvon to the ramparts of the Kennedy Ranges (a tale of bleating goats & communal camp fires)

Created: 23 May 2006 00:00 Views: 17596

Tuesday 23rd May 2006 Kennedy Ranges NP We were up and into the packing at a reasonable hour. Our neighbours were a bit ahead of us....

Exploring England 2012 - London

Created: 27 Jun 2012 20:47 Views: 17244

. Heathrow at 6.00am saw us rather bleary-eyed but buoyed by a mixture of excitement and trepidation. The anticipated customs delays did not eventuate,...

21 weeks in WA and the Top End - Reflections and Thoughts