On our recent expedition to the Flinders Ranges and Outback SA we came across some great critters and plantlife. From wildflowers, eagles and kites at Cowarie Station, Rufus the kelpie and Chocolate the alpaca at Beltana Station, the river gums of Bunyeroo Gorge and ringnecks, emus with chicks, and the (endangered) yellow-footed rock wallabies, near [...]

If you’ve ever seen the iconic 1954 Australian movie “Back of Beyond”, then you will have heard of Tom Cruze, the mailman of the Birdsville track that took the arduous trip from Maree to Birdsville, every fortnight, in a clapped out old truck… this is that truck.

In mid 2010, rainfall from earlier in the year reached Lake Eyre via both the Warburton and Coopers creeks. Lake Eyre North presents a spectacular sight from the air, with the sky reflecting in the water and the shoreline carved by creeks and crusted in salt. Click on thumbnails to see a larger version.

With floodwaters still moving in from the north and recent local rain, the sand dunes around Lake Eyre have come to life.