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Unexpected Encounters With Australian Reptiles #6 - The Woma Python (Aspidites Ramsayi)

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The Woma python is a medium sized python commonly found in desert areas where they are aptly suited. They have a very large distribution through northern Western Australia,...

Created: 08 May 2012 21:56 Views: 20787

Mick's Map (including Tassie)

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I finally got around to updating my Map of travels both recent and past about this great country of ours. Still plenty of gaps to explore. [gi]21

Created: 29 Aug 2009 20:05 Views: 20784

The Pilbara - Karijini National Park and Canada's own "Weapon of Mass Destruction" is unleashed!

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Friday 2nd July, 2010 A creek bed to the west of Karijini It was a very chilly morning with no fire. It encouraged us not to linger so after pack-up we immediately headed down to ...

Created: 02 Jul 2010 00:00 Views: 20777

New Zealand 2011- The West Coast - Where Rainforest and Glaciers meet the sea.

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5th April 2011 Bottom end of Lake Mapourika Westland (Tai Poutini) National Park Just scenery’d out today. There is just so much to absorb....

Created: 05 Apr 2011 00:00 Views: 20762

The Kimberley - Purnululu NP - Cathedral Gorge and a Helicopter flight over the Bungle Masif

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Tuesday 18th July Purnululu National Park W.A. (The Bungle Bungles) Today was one of those days in which you feel like you’ve done a lot more than you actually have. Here,...

Created: 18 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 20732

Into the Simpson - East on the French Line

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Wednesday 30th July Simpson Desert - French Line 26 13 13.37 S 136 25 37.38 E Drew, in his eagerness to embrace the rugged, manly lifestyle of his first outback adventure,...

Created: 30 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 20728

29 Sep 1998 - Coopers Creek SA

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It was a magnificent night and when the moon set in the early hours of the morning, the sky above us was ablaze with a million stars. It made you reluctant to go to sleep....

Created: 29 Sep 1998 00:00 Views: 20713

New Zealand 2011 - Queenstown, some unexpected snow & on to Rivendale (by the shores of Lake Wanaka)

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Monday 4th April, 2011 Boundary Creek Scenic Reserve, Lake Wanaka (Highway 6) It was a leisurely morning and we awoke to find the surrounding mountains dusted wth snow,...

Created: 05 Apr 2011 14:00 Views: 20679

Popiltah Lake NSW - Bush Camp

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Saturday 28th May, 2005 Bush 2km west of Popiltah Lake NSW Well the journey, like so many others, has begun in a laid back fashion with an early stop to test the metal and ingenuity of the ...

Created: 28 May 2005 00:00 Views: 20678

Rudall River NP - Quad bike expedition into Yandagooge Gap - Day 3 (Discovering Camel Valley)

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Saturday 19th July, 2008 Large gorge, western side of Yandagooge Gap (22°22'2.24"S 121°51'26.22"E) I awoke several times during the night to the sound of tumbling rocks and scurrying ...

Created: 19 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 20669

The Kimberley WA - Silent Grove, Galvans Gorge and dust, dust, dust to Drysdale Station.

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Saturday 24th June The Kimberley WA It hit our table first and

Created: 24 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 20662

Warren Gorge - Flinders Ranges SA

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2nd April, 2006 Warren Gorge Flinders Ranges South Australia. Farewelled the Hopleys around 10.15 a.m. and then headed across Adelaide to the A1....

Created: 02 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 20647

Unexpected encounters with Australian Reptiles #5 - The Spiny Tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

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I really enjoy stumbling across one of the many Goanna or Monitor species when travelling about the wide brown land. Even from the earliest days as kids,...

Created: 23 Apr 2012 00:00 Views: 20572

Canning Stock Route - Well 43 to (near) Well 38

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Sunday 23rd July Near well 38 Canning Stock Route (Ghost gum corner) S 21.56.583’ E125.30.737’ a cold night and for the first time it had left heavy dew. We w

Created: 23 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 20522

The Kimberley - Purnululu to Wolfe Creek WA

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Thursday 20th July Wolfe Creek National Park We were out of bed at 6:00 a.m. to a brisk but sunny morning. It was a very snappy breakfast and pack up to follow. As I suspected, the 3....

Created: 20 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 20492

Murray Kulkyne National Park - Hardly a grand final performance!

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Saturday 27th September Murray Kulkyne National Park It was a very lazy day which is just the way we like it. A chilly but invigorating morning dip in the Murray and then jaffles for ...

Created: 27 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 20482

The Pilbara - Karijini NP - A Chuckwagon run to Tom Price and back to Savannah.

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Friday 2nd June Karijini – Savannah Camp ground It was an early start for us as we departed the camp at 7.00 a.m. bound for Tom Price on the Chuck Wagon express....

Created: 02 Jun 2006 00:00 Views: 20475

Canning Stock Route - Breadon Hills to Well 43

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Saturday 22nd July Well 43, Canning Stock Route S 21.12.799’ E 125.58.421’ Another great days travel today starting with an early 5.15 a.m. rise,...

Created: 22 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 20383

The Kimberley - Breaking the "Kununurra Curse" and heading south to Purnululu (The Bungle Bungles).

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Monday 17th July Purnululu National Park WA (The Bungle Bungles) It was with no small amount of nervous trepidation that we arose this morning....

Created: 17 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 20368

GDEC 2011 - The Anne Beadell & Beyond - Riding the Corrugations and Exploring Emu

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Monday 11th April, 2011 Just near Emu, Great Victoria Desert The night grew cold despite the wind dropping off. Lying awake a couple of hours before dawn,...

Created: 11 Apr 2011 00:00 Views: 20279

Tchukardine Pool - Rudall River National Park

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Tchukardine pool is a waterhole located 7.8 km west of Hanging Rock in the Rudall River National Park. The waterhole falls only a couple of kilometres outside the parks western boundary....

Created: 13 Apr 2008 19:04 Views: 20234

Koolaman, Aroona Valley Flinders Ranges

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Monday 3rd April, 2006 Koolaman, Aroona Valley Flinders Ranges S.A. Didn’t get much sleep after the fox incident so was glad to get up at 7-ish....

Created: 03 Apr 2006 00:00 Views: 20217

Rudall River NP - Back in Rudall Again - The Broadhurst Ranges & Desert Queen Baths.

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Friday 8th June, 2007 Desert Queen Baths, Rudall River It was an early-ish start with breakfast and then a clean up for the campsite picking up all the rubbish left around by the locals,...

Created: 08 Jun 2007 00:00 Views: 20143

Rudall River NP - Finally conquering all 8 pools of the Desert Queen Baths!

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Saturday 9th June, 2007 Desert Queen Baths Rudall River National Park One of my ambitions was fulfilled today, to swim all the pools of the DQB Gorge and to explore the upper reaches of the ...

Created: 09 Jun 2007 00:00 Views: 20110

Rudall River - Scrub bashing to Hanging Rock and back.

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Sunday 30th July, 2006 Rudall River National Park Southern water pump camp S22.50.234 E122.09.248 It was set to be chilly night but the clouds moved over us and kept us fairly warm....

Created: 30 Jul 2006 00:00 Views: 20064

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