simpson desert direction

West to East and probably the Rig road. The dunes are not as steep on the western side, and the Birdsville pub is a great place to finish such a good trip.

WayneAlways Out'N About

Bob, the dunes are generally steeper on the East side so the majority of travellers come from Dalhousie thinking it's easier. The main problem they have is too many people don't let their tyres down and dig holes on the approach to the bigger dunes
making it pretty rough as they power over. Coming from Birdsville it may be steeper but it's noticably smoother and I've found it often easier on the car and it's occupants. The down side to going that way (especially at that busy time of the year) is there's alot of oncoming traffic to dodge.
In the end it doesn't really matter which way you go. You only have to decide weather you want to finish the desert crossing at a pub or a hot spring. You can't lose!
We couldn't decide which way to go this year as well so we're doing a double crossing. Watch out for a big convoy of Landcruisers. Might see you there.
Craig.........................

Duncs, this is a very good point you raise here.These are Diamantina Barra
GO HARD OR GO HOME

Yeh! Yeh! While I agree with all of the above, especially about the pub, the main reason to traval west to east, is that while relaxing and recovering, you have the added bonus of Ruth's hospitality. That's gotta be a good eneough reason.

Happy trails, Mike.