Kidson Track Video - (Swindell field and the abandoned outstation)

Mick, thanks, awesome video, will be there next year. John

Great, Mick. We really enjoyed seeing that beautiful country in your video. Now I need to do some work on mine! Hmmm....
Megan

Jeez!! Mick your getting to be a "clever-era" (I made that up also) bugga.

Good job as always great viewing.

Well done. Perhaps you might consider getting a 'wind sock' to cover the microphone on the camera to reduce wind noise. Will make a lot of difference and give professional sounding audio.

Well done Mick,

I would now expect the sequel to be along the lines of "Shine -with Mick O" or "Storm Boy in the Desert"..........lol lol



Cheers
Michael

great video mick we were in that area 2weeks eariier but our camera was not perfoming so thanks to your effort we can now show the family what the kidson is like and just as a point of interest the stockmans camp wasi a type of borstal unit put there at the behest of the traditional owners so that the young fellas who were getting into troble in town could go oot there and learn how to live and hunt in their traditional ways etc. great stuff keep it up.

yes mick i found it had changed a bit since i was last there like old mum nature has reclaimed alot back from what it was like in the late 80s that track was quite busy then but that is all for the good and we enjoyed the challenge and the solitude and the scenery and will be returning there again in the not too distant future. cheers

Hi Mick
Another great outback desert clip.Keep them coming. The overgrown sections are similar to the Sydney Yeo Track.

Cheers

Stephen

Hi Mick,
We travelled across the Wapet/Kidson track a little after you on the 30/7, 31/7 and 1/8. We don't have a video camera so this clip will be great to show friends and family. It will certainly explain the scratches we now have along both sides of the car.
Early in the track, Well 33 end, we called in to see the windpumps at Burrow Bore and Razor Blade Bore which had both been restored by Jack Bennet and Sam. We were hoping that the next one would be in a similar condition but no, it was the abandoned one you showed in the clip. We didnt think of trying to get water as your mate did.
We did the track alone which we now realise was a foolish move. If we had we broken down, it may have been a long wait for the next passer by.

Mick
I really enjoyed that. I am pleased to see the roadside vegetation has come on a bit in the five years since we were there.Image Could Not Be FoundImage Could Not Be Found
The CSR seems to attract the hoards, but I reckon when you look at the map the Desert Rd and Kidson look far more appealing ( taking you from Alice Springs to the beach!).Image Could Not Be Found
I don't mind confessing that I teared up when we reached the beach having left the eastern states some 8 days earlier.Image Could Not Be Found