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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,...

country comms

Jim B — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 05:47:00 GMT

I have read so many comments from 4wd'ers who are dead against any form of comms in the bush, "leave it at home, mate". I reckon they must be weekend warriors. We are trying for a long term trip, so we need internet on our travels....

The Scenic Norseman Hyden Road in WA

Member-Heather MG NSW — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 21:32:00 GMT

May 21st 2015 We left Salmon Gums this morning quite early, despite the cold temperature (minus 1 and apparently WA's lowest today) and were in Norseman filling up the diesel tanks by 9.30 ready to explore the Woodlands Discovery trail and to find a scenic camp for overnight....

National Gathering 2015 and Ayers Rock

Mike W1 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:48:00 GMT

Hi everyone, Have you noticed that Milo has been a little quiet lately? Well let me tell you what we've been doing! We were to look after 3 of our grandchildren for the school holidays but, being winter, it wasn’t going to be so easy to keep them entertained....

The Four Corners. 2014

Adriane C — Wed, 13 May 2015 21:07:00 GMT

Finally the time had come for the trip up to Devonport to make the Ferry and on to the big Island. After just over 12 months in the planning this trip would take us to all four terrestrial State corners, with a few diversions to some iconic places like the Flinders Ranges, Simpson Desert, SBJT,...

Five Months on the Road through SA and WA. April to Sept 2015

Member-Heather MG NSW — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 07:25:00 GMT

Weeks 1 and 2. Day 1 Monday April 13th. The plan was to stay overnight in Jugiong, a lovely stop off the Hume Highway via a short loop detour, with its large flat space and many sites with water views of the Murrumbidgee River. It’s a comfortable 4 to 4 ½ hours drive from home,...

Jacks 2014 Adventure Tour of NE NSW. 7 bikes 2 fourbies and 11 adventurers

Member - jumpin — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 22:24:00 GMT

Following last years epic trip from Beauty Point in Northern Tassy to the Tip of Cape York and return via the Telegraph and Frenchmans Track Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island race week it is time to catch up with the adventure team and head to Clunes north of Lismore to start another tour of the ...

Canada & the Yukon - Across the frozen Arctic on the Dempster Highway

MickO — Fri, 30 May 2014 21:56:00 GMT

Driving through blizzard conditions across a permafrost tundra is a little foreign to most Aussies. It's something that doesn't come naturally. These two videos cover our travels north from Dawson City, across the North West Territories to Inuvik, the place where the ice roads of winter begin....

The ebb and flow of the seasons - The effects of rain on an arid land.

MickO — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:06:00 GMT

One of the benefits of visiting a particular area on an almost yearly basis is that it allows you to grasp the influence that the seasons, good and bad, have on the region. For me this is never more evident than on my visits to the Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park in the rugged Pilbara....

Snowmobiling in the wilds of West Yellowstone - A different family vacation

MickO — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:00:00 GMT

MINUS 36 CELSIUS…WHAT THE! A variation of 74C in just 24 hours certainly (39C to -36C) makes for a different family vacation. How you can go from heat exhaustion to the risk of frostbite is an education and also a bit of fun so join us on a very different sort of family holiday....