My Blog - MickO

Discovering Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park - Information and Video clips 2007 -2018

MickO — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 03:06:00 GMT

At 1,283,706 hectares (12837 square km), the Karlamilyi (previously Rudall River) National Park is the largest national park in Western Australia and one of the largest in the world. It is more than two-and-a-half times a large as the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. As well as being so vast,...

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) Waterholes

MickO — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 14:15:00 GMT

This file provides a catalogue of the many Karlamilyi (Rudall River) Waterholes I have discovered, stumbled across and visited during my years of roaming the area. Some are on the beaten track, many are not....

Border Track and Big Desert Wilderness Area in Victoria - Winter 2019

MickO — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:09:00 GMT

A video of my recent sojourn along elements of the Border Track. The video predominantly features the Chinamans and the Milmed Rock Tracks highlighting many of the points of interest along the way. This area is totally under reported....

My Pioneer's Photo Comp Entry 6/12

MickO — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:56:00 GMT

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GDEC 2015 - Exploring the Hunt Oil Road

MickO — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:44:00 GMT

Thursday 6th August Mount Worsnop WA The Hunt Oil Road. We got away at about 8.00 a.m. which was a very good effort, considering the time spent repairing tyres the previous evening. I certainly slept well as a result of the exertion. Those big Toyo tyres really take some wrestling....

Desert Drone - Areal footage of the great Australian outback

MickO — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:19:00 GMT

No I'm not talking about that persistent whine from somewhere in the vehicle, I'm talking about some highlights of the Australian outback shot with the latest DJI Phantom Drone. While you may recognise some familiar EO faces and vehicles,...

Bean Tree ("Ininti") - Erythrina vespertlio (Grey Corkwood, Bat's Wing Coral Tree)

MickO — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:02:00 GMT

The Bean Tree (Erythrina vespertilio) is native to north and north-east Australia. Its common names are Grey Corkwood, Bat's Wing Coral Tree ( because of its very distinctive trifoliate leaves), Sturt's Bean Tree and the more ambiguous "Bean Tree"....

My favourite photos from trips past (2005 - 2015)

MickO — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:02:00 GMT

I thought I'd share some of my favourite photographs of past trips. In no specific order or categories, just a jumble of memories. ...

Great Victoria Desert Expedition 2014 - Day 1 The station country south of Kingoonya SA

MickO — Thu, 28 May 2015 05:58:00 GMT

Saturday 2nd August Tomato Rocks SA were down at the agreed RV point of McDonald's and caught up with tour organisers Stephen and Fiona, and the rest of the crew travelling with us. With the introductions made and a quick breakfast under the belt, we were on the road at 8:45 a.m....

The 2014 Expeditions - A hike from Laycocks Hill into the Watson Range

MickO — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:27:00 GMT

Friday June 13th Laycock's Hill A sleep in this morning rising at a luxurious 8:00 a.m. The wind had howled all night deepening the cold for those sleeping out in the swags. Poor Dick reckons he had to get up four times to stoke the fire,...