Longreach to Karumba

Mate if you are leaving Longreach on the morning of the 4th July have a beer at Kynuna or Middleton (or both) then head to Cloncurry or further that night. Sealed road all the way and all dirt if you go to Julia creek and then to Burke and Wills road house. Kynuna was and is involved in the saga of Waltzing Matilda and Middleton Pub starred as the Walkabout Creek hotel in Crockadile Dundee.

Hi Tripp'n Around,
Just a quick question about lark Quarry? What type of point of interest is this and what do you mean by "they have hourly sessions".

Regards
Troopytrek

P.S Thanks for your'e response we will probably stay at Julia Creek as trucks don't appeal to us.

Hi Troopy

Lark Quarry is well known for a dinosaur stampede of three different types of dinosaurs. You can go into the exhibit part but the actual stampede area is locked. It used to be out in the open and free, then they semi covered and it was free but now they have it fully enclosed and detailed exhibition and you pay to enter it. Think it was about $9 adult back in June 2004. The ranger there gives hourly tours of it. So make sure you find out what session times they have at Longreach or Winton and be there before that hour, otherwise you will be like us and miss it until the next hour. That put an extra hour into our travel that day. The road is generally well graded with some rough patches.
http://www.dinosaurtrackways.com.au/

If this interests you then Richmond is just north east of Winton and they have a dinosaur exhibition too.
http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/dinosaurs/pliosaur.asp
We have not been to that one but hope to do it next year.

Enjoy.

Cya
:)