Flinders ranges
Submitted: Friday, Aug 01, 2014 at 22:55
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Thinking of spending a week on the Flinders in late August. However, just wondering how the February fires have effected the area and if it has recovered since this event.
Any comments appreciated.
Reply By: Crusier 91 - Saturday, Aug 02, 2014 at 08:57
Saturday, Aug 02, 2014 at 08:57
Down south to up north is all good. Plenty of rain.
Just prepare for the flies.
PS,
Beltana Road House has closed.
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Reply By: RobAck - Saturday, Aug 02, 2014 at 11:26
Saturday, Aug 02, 2014 at 11:26
Fires had no impact on the central
Flinders Ranges but hit the Southern Flinders around
Orroroo,
Jamestown and Mt Remarkable pretty hard. But with the recent rains it is all bouncing back nicely. Late August to September there should be plenty of
wildflowers around this year. As
well you should see water in the creeks so it will be really pretty.
Call the helpful folk at the
Hawker visitors centre,
Rawnsley Park or
Wilpena Pound for an update I suggest
Rob
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Reply By: olcoolone - Sunday, Aug 03, 2014 at 12:03
Sunday, Aug 03, 2014 at 12:03
The fires only touched maybe less then 1% of the Flinders, the
Flinders Ranges is a BIG area covering 10's of thousands of square kilometres.
For example the fire was about 200 kilometres south of
Wilpena Pound and as said above it was in the souther Flinders.
A large majority of the land destroyed was farming or inaccessible bush land
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