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Created: 26 May 2020 19:10

Station Ruins, May 2020, Southern Flinders Ranges A glimpse of what was thought to be cropping country from c 1870-1920 ..but the rains stopped. It still produces sheep....

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta....

Anne Beadell Highway March 2020

Created: 25 Mar 2020 22:41

Just got it done before the Chinese Disease killed fun... Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx....

Boring

Created: 15 Feb 2020 15:00

A short look at some of the steps of bore sinking. Start 9am finish 3pm 40m and 2550ppm tds [Embedded Video]

4 Graves North of Hawker SA

Created: 09 Feb 2020 05:50

A little meander around the western Flinders Ranges.. [Embedded Video]

ExplorOz Traveller: Message in Playstore - This app may not be optimised for your device

Member: ExplorOz

If you have an Android device and see the message "This app may not be optimsied for your device" you might feel concerned however we have discovered that this message seems to appear occasionally ...

Created: 18 Jan 2020 05:14

Coongie Lake November '19

Created: 10 Jan 2020 13:06

Coongie Lakes. Much publicised by the Leyland brothers back in the day.(who can't remember their jingle hehe) Formerly part of the Kidman Cattle Empire,...

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept cemetery, the rose bushes are currently under attack by hungry nocturnal kangaroo's but the rest of the area seems OK given the prolonged ...

Peoppel Corner

Created: 30 Dec 2019 23:35

Poeppel Corner. Augustus Poeppel (1839–1891) was a surveyor and explorer in Australia. He surveyed the borders between Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory....

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

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The app includes a User Manual in PDF format, however for your convenience you might like to print it from here. See the latest version of the User Manual updated with all new content relevant to ...

Created: 19 Dec 2019 19:35

Old Dalhousie Station

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:40

Old Dalhousie Station Now annexed as a park, was a cattle property. 'The property was situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Oodnadatta and 131 kilometres (81 mi) south east of ...

The Pink Roadhouse SA

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:36

Oodnadtta.... the last southern fuel stop for a West/East Simpson crossing (you can also enter from Mt Dare) is also home to The Pink Roadhouse, who hasn't heard of it?...

Purni Bore October '19

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:33

A French Petroleum Company first drilled Bore in the Simpson Desert as a strategic well in about 1964. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980's the bore was left to flow to ...

Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone!

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Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone using the Pivotel SatSleeve. The SatSleeve allows for voice calls, SMS, email and app access while you’re off the grid....

Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

SAVE $40 on SPOT Gen3 and SPOT Trace!

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To celebrate the arrival of the new SPOT X we're offering a $40 discount off the SPOT Gen3 and SPOT Trace 100% satellite powered devices. Offer ends 06/

Created: 29 Nov 2019 13:34

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ExplorOz Podcast Ep 11: Crossing the Nullarbor - Perth to Sydney: Travelling around Australia 2024

Member: ExplorOz - David & Michelle

In this episode, we dive into the first stage of our year-long journey around Australia. We discuss our transition from a three-month trial to a full-scale expedition,...

Created: 03 Feb 2024 05:00 Views: 25

The ExplorOz Podcast Trailer Is Live!

Member: ExplorOz - David & Michelle

Hi everyone, We can hardly contain our excitement. The "ExplorOz: Australian Offroad Adventures and Mapping" podcast trailer is now live, and the insight into the podcast is waiting for you....

Created: 10 Oct 2023 13:27 Views: 1486

Our Big Trip 2023 - Scone to Kimba, SA

Member: Member - Matwil

I have decided to again run a blog while we are away on our next big adventure. This trip is one that we have planned to do each of the last 4 years,...

Created: 25 May 2023 16:36 Views: 1428

Binns Track - June/July 2022

Created: 28 Feb 2023 11:52 Views: 4427

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 ...

Glendambo Floodwaters brings new life to the Desert.

Created: 20 Feb 2022 15:52 Views: 3655

In late January 2022, many locations across Outback South Australia received torrential rainfall as remnants of ex Tropical Cyclone Tiffany....

GDEC 2011 - We reach the Stuart

Created: 14 Apr 2011 20:25 Views: 7974

Thursday 14th April, 2011 Camp – A prickly location just of the Stuart Highway. We got a good start into a beautiful day. We were up early again in an effort to beat the flies and we ...

Heading north to Port Augusta and the Stuart - 2012 Adventures

Created: 14 Jun 2012 18:20 Views: 7759

Thursday 14th June, 2012 Stuart Highway north of Port Augusta The sound of rain on canvas bought me to my senses around 3.00 a.m....

Steaming up the Stuart - The slow grind north - 2012 Adventures

Created: 15 Jun 2012 17:10 Views: 7845

Friday 15th June, 2012 Stuart Highway North of Coober Pedy SA We got a good start on our northward travels this morning and had the cruise control set early....

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - An apocalyptic drive to the Gary Junction (Via Telfer and K-Mart!)

Created: 08 Jul 2012 22:10 Views: 13613

Sunday 8th July, 2012 Gary Junction Road-Gary Highway intersection A bright, sunny and absolutely still morning. It was so still that the smoke from our neighbours fire hung across above ...

Our 2012 Adventures commence

Created: 14 Jun 2012 03:30 Views: 8595

Wednesday 13th June, 2012 Near Lake Cullulleraine VIC There is a very real problem with living in the eastern states. That is that it takes you bloody days of travelling to reach the ...

CANADA - The Backwoods of BC, Bears and the Magnificent Salmon Glacier.

Created: 27 Aug 2012 05:00 Views: 13017

Sunday 26th August Salmon Glacier British Columbia We were woken by the distinctive early morning calls of the loon (and possibly a wolf or coyote howling)....

GDEC 2011 - The Anne Beadell & Beyond (or as big a dose of culture shock as you can suffer!)

Created: 11 Apr 2011 04:25 Views: 16268

10th April, 2011 Anne Beadell Hwy SA Ok I must confess I’m a xerophile, someone who thrives in a desert environment yet even by my dry and dusty standards,...

The Gary Junction Road & Jenkins Track - The Curse continues at Kunawarritji!

Created: 06 Jul 2013 05:00 Views: 9057

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Karlamilyi (Rudall River) NP - The Desert Comes Alive - To Tjinkultjatjarra Pool via Punmu & Telfer

Created: 07 Jul 2013 05:00 Views: 9045

Of the many camped at the Well 33 Hilton, we were the first to stir. Very early that morning, Larry was spirited away by Alf for some form

"Destination Unknown" Day 11 - The Plenty & Donohue to the Channel Country (Camped on the Georgina)

Created: 12 Jul 2011 01:05 Views: 19753

11th July, 2011 Banks of the Georgina River - Channel Country Today was always going to be a significant road trip as we tried to get ourselves as close to the Channel Country as possible....

The 2014 Expeditions - In the footsteps of the Greats! 'Glen Edith' & the Tarn of Auber (Giles 1872)

Created: 27 Feb 2015 08:59 Views: 8741

Thursday 12 June, 2014 Watson Range NT The areas covered by our 2014 expeditions are deeply sacred to aboriginal people. It is with the express permission of the Central Land Council,...

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

Created: 28 Jan 2022 14:06 Views: 9802

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....

Death Rock and Kanyaka Waterhole

Created: 10 Aug 2021 10:14 Views: 5375

Many people visit the historic Kanyaka ruins situated between Quorn and Hawker, but how many visit Death Rock and the Kanyaka Waterhole? You

One Woman - One Dog - 7000kms - 3 weeks - NSW/QLD/NT/SA/NSW - An adventure of a lifetime

Member: Campergirl

Plans change. I learnt that on the second day of my first solo outback journey. Destination - Alice Springs for the Finke Desert Race....

Created: 21 Jun 2009 16:30 Views: 43807

Flinders Ranges Lime Kilns

Created: 04 Jul 2021 18:23 Views: 4054

The Flinders Ranges is well known for its rugged beauty, and the many old stone ruins that can be found all throughout the area....

Murray River Locks, Weirs and Barrages

Created: 27 Mar 2021 15:51 Views: 6535

The Murray - Darling catchment area in Australia covers the Murray and Darling Rivers systems and all their tributaries that extends from Queensland,...

The Old Coach Road - Chowilla Game Reserve

Created: 13 Mar 2021 15:32 Views: 4177

If there is one drive that is so special to us when we are in the Riverland, a drive we have done countless times over the years, it’s the Old Coach Road through the Chowilla Game Reserve,...

Charles Todd Obelisk - Renmark

Created: 09 Mar 2021 21:37 Views: 4929

How many of you ever wonder when you cross our state borders just how come that location is the actual correct state border crossing....

Scab Inspectors House - Lake Littra

Created: 09 Mar 2021 17:32 Views: 4108

In January 1838 Joseph Hawdon, together with Charles Bonney and nine other men left the Goulburn River in New South Wales with 340 head of cattle, spare horses,...

Coward Springs - A true oasis in the desert.