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Outback Detectives required for a 'Brand' new mystery.

OK all you budding outback detectives here's a mission for you. On a trip along the Hann Track a short while ago, we stopped at Point Kidman on the Anne Bea

ThreadID: 139959 Date: 30 Apr 2020 14:10 By: Mick O Views: 9167

Tuesday Matinee - A walk around the Arctic Cat expedition Quad

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If there is a positive side to our current isolation predicament, it’s the fact that we get lots of time to go back through terabytes of photos and video from t

ThreadID: 139956 Date: 28 Apr 2020 14:29 By: Mick O Views: 8754

Memories and remembrance.

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I'm always awed by ANZAC day. It's the opportunity to remember those members of my family who have answered the call and forged the egalitarian society that I,

ThreadID: 139945 Date: 26 Apr 2020 01:02 By: Mick O Views: 6721

Saturday Matinee - Mick's trip to the Big Desert

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So much going on this year that Mick (and Vik) missed the opportunity to get outback. Born of that frustration was a snappy and totally unplanned trip to the B

ThreadID: 139181 Date: 11 Oct 2019 23:53 By: Mick O Views: 5015

Wednesday Matinee - Frenchman's Track

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For those wondering about ducking across the Frenchman's Track to Chilli Beach, here is a little video I put together from our 2016 trip. The Frenchman's is a s

ThreadID: 138938 Date: 14 Aug 2019 20:37 By: Mick O Views: 4037

The awesome Darlsen Pinnacle - By vehicle and drone (Video)

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A bit of video and drone footage of our trip into Darlsen Pinnacle last year. Thanks Jacko for the incredible stills. [vimeo]343800399[/vimeo]

ThreadID: 138591 Date: 22 Jun 2019 23:50 By: Mick O Views: 5585

Once upon a time in the Hamersley

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Finally getting back into the swing of the video stuff - you can tell I'm stuck at home for winter can't you. Just love the Hamersley region. Some snippets w

ThreadID: 138569 Date: 19 Jun 2019 21:00 By: Mick O Views: 5447

What is 'remote' these days?

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Remote – Distant, isolated, inaccessible, far-flung, secluded, in-the-sticks. I was reading a previous thread on the Centroid 14 – Essentially, in 1983 a blo

ThreadID: 138559 Date: 18 Jun 2019 20:30 By: Mick O Views: 5657

Best technique for finding that troublesome leak!

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The curse of the outback traveller is always that pesky pointy thing that pokes into a tyre and lets all the air out. Now I admit there are times that It's bee

ThreadID: 138512 Date: 12 Jun 2019 22:50 By: Mick O Views: 8000

Turning up pieces of the past.

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It’s been a great year for rediscovering some of our early explorer history. We’ve all read of Larry P turning up the abandoned equipment of the 1904 Barkley ex

ThreadID: 137493 Date: 27 Nov 2018 15:07 By: Mick O Views: 4535

Road conditions on gary junction & Talawana.

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Both have been blessed by the grader gods. Gary Junction is crap out to Papunya, fair to rough to the WA border then smooth as a baby's bum to the Canning & K-M

ThreadID: 136845 Date: 14 Jun 2018 21:43 By: Mick O Views: 3533

Perseverance pays off - Thinking outside the square.

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The desert travel season approaches and in 2018, I for one (amongst many) will be heading deep into the arid heart of our amazing land. Nothing too spectacul

ThreadID: 136296 Date: 21 Feb 2018 00:01 By: Mick O Views: 2898

Saturday Matinee (a day early) - Search for 'Yajula', a desert oasis.

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Just finished a remake of a video taken on our expedition into the Great Sandy Desert in search of Dragon Tree and Elizabeth Soaks. I've actually broken those

ThreadID: 136282 Date: 16 Feb 2018 16:42 By: Mick O Views: 2517

Blog Review: Ooldea Joining of the Rails 100th Anniversary

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Another great report/blog Stephen. You and Fiona certainly know how to immerse yourselves in the areas you visit. Not much slips by you. A fantastic report a

ThreadID: 135906 Date: 24 Nov 2017 11:37 By: Mick O Views: 2283

The annual Victorian Ulti Muster begins.

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Well the wilds of outback Australia it's not but the rolling hills near Learmonth are being adorned with the distintly recognisable shapes of Ultimate Camper tr

ThreadID: 135852 Date: 10 Nov 2017 11:15 By: Mick O Views: 2186

"All Aboard" - The whistle blows as another slice of history passes.

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OK, not strictly 4x4 but it’s certainly travel and a slice of history passing in front of our eyes. I’m unashamedly Mallee raised spending my formative years

ThreadID: 135126 Date: 22 Jun 2017 20:41 By: Mick O Views: 3125

Vale: EO member John 'Jaydub' Whithorn

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Friends, it is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of John Whithorn late of Blakeston South Australia. As many of you would know, John and Suzet

ThreadID: 134555 Date: 28 Mar 2017 17:10 By: Mick O Views: 4442

Blog Comment: Graduating from Work...(After a 42-Year Apprenticeship)

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Amen. Here endeth the lesson.[gi]147802[/gi]

ThreadID: 134407 Date: 04 Mar 2017 23:47 By: Mick O Views: 2237

Happy 50th Birthday Hunt Oil Road

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The Hunt Oil Road - A history. The Hunt Oil Rd is an abandoned exploration track, cleared by the Hunt Oil Company in the 1960’s. The track runs south from G

ThreadID: 133673 Date: 27 Oct 2016 22:32 By: Mick O Views: 3983

Fish spawning in the desert - Margaret Creek and Lake Eyre

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Don't know if y'all saw the article in many media outlets about the fish spawning in the Creeks around the Oodnadatta Track and Lake Eyre but we were privilege

ThreadID: 132529 Date: 25 May 2016 21:34 By: Mick O Views: 4206

Great new desert video

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Pete Blakeman has been at it again and shows what a pro can do with a drone. Kick back and enjoy an armchair ride on a desert expedition with a few EO luminari

ThreadID: 132046 Date: 07 Apr 2016 09:33 By: Mick O Views: 2082

Tackling the big ones - Some dune crossings on our 2015 Expedition.

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Just putting a few clips together for some fun and thought you may like to see how we crossed a few dunes on our desert crossing in last years expedition. Yo

ThreadID: 131640 Date: 19 Feb 2016 18:35 By: Mick O Views: 3322

MONDAY MATINEE - Desert Drone (Outback areal footage)

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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 D

ThreadID: 131329 Date: 11 Jan 2016 20:04 By: Mick O Views: 3876

Recent EO site issues

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Apologies all for the lack of New Years EO. It appears that the Y2K bug finally struck with a date stamp issue causing havoc. Usually an easy thing to fix if

ThreadID: 131252 Date: 02 Jan 2016 14:19 By: Mick O Views: 2050

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2016

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Well Vik and I are down enjoying the sand, surf and sun at Apollo Bay. We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable NYE and hope that 2016 brings happiness, good times

ThreadID: 131248 Date: 31 Dec 2015 22:35 By: Mick O Views: 1722

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