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James is all thumbs
up after making it into Innamincka. |
Cullyamurra
Waterhole |
James photographing
the birdlife, Cullyamurra Waterhole. |
Aboriginal carving
at the Choke, Cullyamurra Waterhole. |
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At the Dig Tree. |
Travelling at sunset on the Flood Bypass Road, Innamincka. |
Sunset behind the
AIM building, Innamincka. |
Gas collection bore
on the Coongie Track. |
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The unbelievable
sheet of green, cool, fresh water in the middle of the desert,
Coongie Lake. |
Jan, Megan and
James, Coongie Lake. |
Getting to our lunch
spot meant driving through the mud pool. James comes in. |
Phil goes out. |
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Innamincka from the
Town Common camping area at night. |
Fuel at $2 per litre,
Innamincka. That’ll be it for all of us soon. |
Chalked boards
reads, “Stranded family (4) need lift to Thargo/Brisbane – car write
off. See Barry/Liz cabin 3”. Innamincka. Hope they got home. |
Oil derrick, Old
Strzelecki Track. |
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Montecollina Bore |
Phil and James,
driving into Terrapina Springs. |
Terrapina Springs |
James (right) sneaks
up on wallabies drinking, Terrapina Springs. |
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Sunset, Terrapina
Springs. |
Moon
rise, Terrapina Springs |
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Mellowing round the camp fire, Terrapina Springs. |
Phil and his
restored/rebuilt camper on the road west of Terrapina Springs. |
James looks for the
way ahead to the next waterhole. |
Jan spotting
scenery, Terrapina Springs. |
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Properties are lonely out here |
Dingoes
aren’t popular in these here parts |
Phil and
Lyn heading into Arkaroola. |
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Jan enjoys a cool
rock pool up in Weetootla Gorge. |
Gammon Ranges from
the road south of Moolawatana. |
Phil points out a
feature to Megan in Weetootla Gorge. |
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Gathered
round the camp fire ring with property manager Stony Steiner (second
from left), Warraweena |
Some of the 4WD
tracks at Warraweena are challenging. |
Phil guides James
over a rough section. |
This was the easy
track, but |
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. . . we headed down
Suicide Hill, which doesn’t look much in this shot from the
passenger’s seat, but was more heart in mouth than it appears. |
James and Megan on
the way back into camp, Warraweena. |
Outside
the old railway station, Beltana |
Jan at Sliding Rock
copper mine, Warraweena. |
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Warraweena |
Sunset, Warraweena. |
The ceremonial
burning of Phil’s ragged old straw hat on the last night. |
Gypsy caravan, Yunta. |
