My Blog - Stephen L (Clare) SA

Binns Track - June/July 2022

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:52:00 GMT

Over the years we have travelled various sections of Binns Track, but never done it in its entirety, so with no set time frame, Fiona and I decided to do the full drive and finally get the drive completed in one hit....

Fogg Dam - Natures Paradise

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:39:00 GMT

Located around 70 kilometres from Darwin, the bitumen road gives year round access and for Fiona and I it was special as well, as the water lilies were in flower and it was a sight to see. Being part of the Adelaide River catchment area,...

Glendambo's 1 in 200 year Rainfall Event.

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 06:17:00 GMT

One location that had received hundreds of millimetres of rainfall as fallout from ex Tropical Cyclone Tiffany in January 2022 was the small location of Glendambo on the Stuart Highway. The rainfall was claimed to be a one in two hundred year event and the results were the complete closure ...

Flood damage on the Stuart Highway north of Port Augusta.

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 05:21:00 GMT

When remnants of ex Tropical Cyclone Tiffany struck many Outback locations across South Australia in late January 2022, some locations received hundreds of millimetres of rainfall that has caused millions of dollars damage to infrastructure,...

Glendambo Floodwaters brings new life to the Desert.

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:52:00 GMT

In late January 2022, many locations across Outback South Australia received torrential rainfall as remnants of ex Tropical Cyclone Tiffany. A number of locations received hundreds of millimetres of rain and it was claims it was a once in 200 year event....

North Arkaba School and Church

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 03:13:00 GMT

Around 10 kilometres north of Hawker on the main Wilpena Road, most peoples eyes are usually transfixed on the rugged beauty of the Flinders Ranges off in the distance, but for those that are observant will notice off to their right,...

Flinders Range Silver Lead NL Mine

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 05:06:00 GMT

During our recent trip back to the Flinders Ranges, we were privileged to be given permission to visit the site of a former Silver & Lead Mine located in the Blinman area. At the Station owners request, I can not give the exact name or location of the mine, but what I can write,...

Death Rock and Kanyaka Waterhole

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:14:00 GMT

Many people visit the historic Kanyaka ruins situated between Quorn and Hawker, but how many visit Death Rock and the Kanyaka Waterhole? You can get to Death Rock two ways, near the Wirreanda Creek there is a bush track, or you can walk there from the Kanyaka Ruins....

Horseshoe Top End - Flinders Ranges Little Gem

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:28:00 GMT

When we think of the Flinders Ranges, one would immediately think of places like Rawnsley Park, Wilpena Pound, Blinman or Arkaroola, but I bet most would never have heard of Horseshoe Top End. Away from the crowds,...

Flinders Ranges Lime Kilns

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 08:23:00 GMT

The Flinders Ranges is well known for its rugged beauty, and the many old stone ruins that can be found all throughout the area. Have you ever wondered how they were made over 100 years ago without modern day cement, and why so many are still standing today....