Photos from the Australian Outback: Lake Eyre with water
The photos are in no particular order. Click on the photo to open a large
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North west from Marree is the Oodnadatta Track. North from here is the normally
dry Lake Eyre.
North from Marree along the Birdsville Track
The southern shore of lake Eyre
The famous race course at Marree. We were a few days too early for
the annual Marree Races. The race card includes horse and camel races.
Only 200 km the next "town" on the Birdsville track from
Marree.
Holding up the power pole outside the Marree Hotel
The abandoned Marree Station with one of the old diesel engines.
The old line that only went half the way north-south was a narrow gauge
line.
Late afternoon in the Flinders Ranges just south of Wilpena Pound.
Majestic grey gums growing in a dry creek bed with part of the
Flinders Ranges in the background.
One of many, many ruined stone farmhouses north of the Goyder line,
testament to opportunistic land allocations during a short period of
unusual higher rainfall in the dry north of South Australia.
The last 80 to 100 km of the road to Marree was well maintained dirt. It
is fine to drive on when dry but apparently treacherously slippery when
wet.
Late afternoon at the Mundi Mundi lookout near Silverton (near Broken
Hill) in western NSW.
Some of the old huts remaining at Wilpena Station just outside Wilpena
Pound.
Flying over the the south eastern edge of Lake Eyre.
The rugged and parched Parachilna Gorge south of Wilpena Pound.
One of several creek crossings in the Parachilna Gorge. While not
generally thought of as an outback vehicle, our Citroën with its hydraulic
suspension was good for such crossing since it could be raised up to avoid
the large jagged rocks in the dry creek bed. We travelled 3,700 km in 6
days without a hitch or any even minor damage including some very rough
roads.
Crossing back over the southern edge of the lake. Most of the water
birds had already left with the lake already starting to dry up again.
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