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CANADA - A Surprise Vision from Hell!! (and then on to Hyder Alaska & the Scenic Cassiar Highway).

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Monday 27th August Morchuca Lake Reserve Highway 37 - British Columbia. The mozzies dropped off once we decided to head to bed so a good night’s sleep was had....

Created: 27 Aug 2012 00:00 Views: 14503

CANADA (and the USA) - Badlands and Black Hills - The wonders of Dakota & Wyoming

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A fantastic days travel through the Black Hills of Dakota making a break from the endless concrete ribbons of the interstates and heading into the prairie badlands

Created: 18 Aug 2012 06:00 Views: 8233

The Gary Junction Road - More bush welding (or what you do when the axle breaks!) - 2012 adventures.

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Monday 9th July, 2012 150 km east of Kiwirrkurra...5 km east of Mt Tietkens An early start with a snappy breakfast in

Created: 09 Jul 2012 00:00 Views: 17961

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - An apocalyptic drive to the Gary Junction (Via Telfer and K-Mart!)

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Sunday 8th July, 2012 Gary Junction Road-Gary Highway intersection [gi]69673,308,236,R[/

Created: 08 Jul 2012 22:10 Views: 15906

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - DISCOVERY - The reward for research, perseverance and a stiff walk!

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Saturday 7th July, 2012 DQB, Rudall River Today was simply a great day, a day of discovery and the feeling of elation that comes with it....

Created: 07 Jul 2012 00:00 Views: 14300

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - An "OH SHIT" moment near the Desert Queen Baths!

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Desert Queen Baths, Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park. WA We were up early into a beautiful, still dawn. The first e

Created: 06 Jul 2012 00:00 Views: 17946

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - To Darlsen Pinnacle from the South - An ATV (Quadbike) Adventure!

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Thursday 5th July, 2012 Todays mission was to scout a possible route to Darlsen Pinnacle from the south. What in the hell were we thinking? It was a beautiful m

Created: 05 Jul 2012 00:00 Views: 11669

Karlamilyi (Rudall River) - A bustard of a day (Plains Turkey that is) Luck finds us at Tjarra Pool

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Wednesday 4th July, 2012 Tjarra Pool, Karlamilyi I had a restless night for some reason not made easier by the skin irritation I seem to have picked up....

Created: 04 Jul 2012 00:00 Views: 12728

Talawana Tales - West to Midway Well, Capricorn Roadhouse (Well 23) and the saga of the missing fuel

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Tuesday 3rd July, 2012 Talawana Track west of Georgia Bore It wa

Created: 03 Jul 2012 19:00 Views: 11913

The push west to Warburton - 2012 Adventures

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It had been agreed that a racing start would be the order of the day. A quick b

Created: 17 Jun 2012 19:00 Views: 5728

ON THE DIRT AT LAST - West on the Giles-Mulga Park Road NT (our 2012 Adventures)

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Saturday 16th June, 2012 Giles Mulga Park Road, Northern Territory For some reason I awoke <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="

Created: 16 Jun 2012 00:00 Views: 11118

Steaming up the Stuart - The slow grind north - 2012 Adventures

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Friday 15th June, 2012 Stuart Highway North of Coober Pedy SA We got a good start on our northward travels this morning and had the crui

Created: 15 Jun 2012 17:10 Views: 9211

Heading north to Port Augusta and the Stuart - 2012 Adventures

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Thursday 14th June, 2012 Stuart Highway north of Port Augusta The sound of rain on canvas bought me to my senses around 3.00 a.m. Remembe

Created: 14 Jun 2012 18:20 Views: 9280

Our 2012 Adventures commence

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Wednesday 13th June, 2012 Near Lake Cullulleraine VIC There is a very real problem with living in the eastern states. That is tha

Created: 14 Jun 2012 03:30 Views: 9956

Unexpected Encounters with Australian Reptiles #7 - Centralian Blue Tongue (Tiliqua Multifasciata)

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Centralian Blue tongue Tiliqua Multifasciata Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus, Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae)....

Created: 09 May 2012 21:22 Views: 22222

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: 21404

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: 21035

Unexpected Encounters with Australian Reptiles #4 - Mitchells Water Monitor (Varanus mitchelli )

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As the name suggests, the Mitchells Water Monitor loves the <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W170152" href="/places/170152/wa+wate

Created: 19 Apr 2012 13:40 Views: 27439

Bush Welding - Video

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This is a concept video I was asked to put together. The requirements were; 1. Short and sharp (around 35 seconds) 2. Educational (in some way,...

Created: 14 Mar 2012 22:52 Views: 14884

Australian Reptiles - The blog. Close encounters with our cold blooded friends (updated Feb 2015)

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One of the great things about travelling the wide brown land is marvelling at the diversity of the many ecosystems we pass through and of course,...

Created: 25 Feb 2012 12:00 Views: 19513

Unexpected Encounters with Australian Reptiles #3 - The Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)

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The Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) is a native Australian lizard. It is also known as the Thorny Dragon, Mountain Devil, Thorny Lizard, or the Moloch and is the sole species of genus Moloch....

Created: 04 Feb 2012 22:44 Views: 23463

Unexpected Encounters with Australian Reptiles #2 - Black Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)

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This species is very easy to identify with its shiny black head and distinct banding. They and their close cousin, the Woma belong to Aspidites, a genus endemic to Australia....

Created: 21 Jan 2012 15:58 Views: 24594

The Calvert Scientific and Exploring Expedition of 1896

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The Calvert Exploring Expedition was financed by Albert Calvert in an attempt to explore largely unknown areas of Western Australia....

Created: 10 Dec 2011 14:48 Views: 23340

Quad fun in the Algonquin woods of Canada - November 2011

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Here's a quick video we put together last week after spending a few days at Scott and Gaby's family cabin in the lakes and forests near the Algonquin state park. It was quite c

Created: 21 Nov 2011 18:10 Views: 16091

"Destination Unknown" Day 14 - Racing the rain south to Broken Hill (via Orientos & Tibooburra)

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The rain ceased sometime in the early morning but it was still a very grey and gloomy day we emerged to. Breakfast and then pack-

Created: 14 Jul 2011 00:00 Views: 24109

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