Looking Northwards over Yalpara Station

This is the view to the north from Valkyrie towards Yalpara. The sky was washed out so I put a blue rinse through it! See related post >>> SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Looking Northwards over Yalpara Station", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/15/looking-northwards-over-yalpara-station/" }); [Read more...]

Mountaintop Rockpool

After about a 45 minute climb we made it to the top. I didn’t think it would be such a climb so didn’t bother bringing water. However we were pleasantly surprised to find a rock pool left by recent rains, full of fresh, clear water. See related post SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mountaintop Rockpool", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/15/mountaintop-rockpool/" }); [Read more...]

Valkyrie, near Orroroo

Valkyrie is a property close to Orroroo, owned by Andrew and Patsy Weckert from Brinkworth. I spoke to Andrew not long ago and he told me how much more he loved farming up here compared to his home country in the mid-north. Andrew and Patsy are very excited by the new growth emerging each year, and the diversity of the remnant vegetation. They have fenced off some areas of the hills totally to conserve the native flora and put in new fencing to strictly manage grazing on the rest of the property. A shining example of land utilisation and... MORE