Mudlapena Spring, River Frome

A beautiful spot in the Flinders Ranges. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mudlapena Spring, River Frome", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/04/15/mudlapena-spring-river-frome/" }); [Read more...]

Orroroo Postcard from the olden days

An early example of tourism enterprise, maybe desktop publishing in it’s infancy! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Orroroo Postcard from the olden days", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/04/14/orroroo-postcard/" }); [Read more...]

Charlie’s happy camper dance

Guess who loves going bush? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Charlie’s happy camper dance", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/04/14/charlies-happy-camper-dance/" }); [Read more...]

River Frome, Angepena

After the flinty, hard and forbidding country up around Illinawortina, this spot on the River Frome was just paradise. The Frome eventually finds its way north where it finally spills into Lake Eyre South nearly 400km to the north. What a sight it must be when this creek runs, here it is only 50 odd metres wide, a narrow point near Mudlapena Gap. I remember it flowing past Marree, across the Birdsville Track, back in 1989, when I lived there. I’ll have to look see if I still have some photos of that. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "River... MORE

Charlie at Old Illinawortina

Once over the hills and down the gutter that serves as a track we came to Old Illinawortina ruins. I think I’ll call the track Bitter Springs track (there is a spring or a mill about halfway called “Bitter Springs”) but I think it might be the hilux that was a little ‘bitter’, after the punishment that was meted out to her springs! 19km in about 2 hours. The ruins are testament to the early pastoralists that built homes and lived out here. As you look around you wonder what it might’ve been like back... MORE

Vulkathunna backstreets 2

As I said earlier, not much of a track in places. Hard country, bloody hard, and dry as a bone. Lat. 30 18.8459 S, Long 139 9.7697E SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Vulkathunna backstreets 2", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/04/14/vulkathunna-2/" }); [Read more...]

Vulkathunna backstreets 1

After we left Arkaroola we checked the map and headed into the Gammon Ranges – Vulkathunna National Park, via “The Needles” and North Well. The idea was to try a track marked on the map, down through to Old Illinawortina station ruin and out through Yankaninna station. Ha! Best laid plans and all that! Early on I realised that the track hadn’t been maintained for years, probably hadn’t even been driven on for years, but you know how it is, “just a bit further, just a bit further”, then you say,... MORE

Arkaroola bush camping

A fine morning now, bush camp up the creek, behind the Arkaroola caravan park. Great sleep, BLOODY DRY!! Arkaroola mallee (eucalyptus gillii) surviving….just, by hell it must be tough! If someone has a more recent photo that’s bit greener, please post and cheer me up! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Arkaroola bush camping", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/04/14/arkaroola-bush-camping/" }); [Read more...]

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