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Desert Tracks #1 This is a journey of 3,800 kms in 2003, from Perth Western Australia across the Gunbarrel Highway to Alice Springs and up the Tanami Track to Newhaven Station in the Northern Territory. Chapter 1 covers the journey from Perth, through Cue, Wiluna, Carnegie Station, across the Gunbarrel Highway to the Len Beadell Memorial. Album by gladysclancy. Photos by Gladys. 1 - 108 of 108 Total. 17836 Visits.
1 Desert Kurrajong Desert Kurrajong growing north of Payne's Find. 2 Roadside vegetation north of Payne's Find 3 The Granites near Mt Magnet 4 Granite Rock formations 5 Mt Magnet from The Granites 6 Historic Buildings at Cue Post Office and Police Station at Cue 7 Historic Bank Of New South Wales 8 Bandstand in Main Street of Cue 9 Local Boys at Cue 10 Nallan Dam Nallan Dam was made to supply water to the steam engines when the railway used to run to Meekatharra 11 Camping Ground at Nallan Dam 12 View from Lake Annean Lookout 13 Lake Annean from Hilltop Lookout 14 Dunna Dunna at Lake Annean Dunna Dunna, a member of the Hibiscus Family, growing on the banks of Lake Annean 15 View to Lake Annean 16 Dry Bed of Lake Annean 17 4WD Vehicle at Lake Annean 18 Historic Nannine Cemetery 19 Historic Nannine Cemetery 20 Meekatharra Open-Cut Mine 21 Creek Crossing on road to Wiluna 22 Reflections at Creek Crossing 23 Still Water at Creek Crossing 24 Creek Crossing east of Meekatharra 25 Two Ringneck Parrots in the branches 26 Patterned Bark of River Red Gum Tree Trunk 27 Wiluna, main street looking up the hill Wiluna is at the western end of the Gunbarrel Highway 28 General Store at Wiluna Wiluna is on the western end of the Gunbarrel Highway 29 Gunbarrel Highway Sign above Petrol Bowsers Sign at Wiluna showing distances yet to be travelled on this trip 30 Wiluna, main street at turn-off to Gunbarrel Highway 31 Gunbarrel Highway Signpost 32 Vegetation, Mulga Shrubland 33 Wildflowers, Eremophila 34 Wongawol Creek Crossing 35 River Red Gums by Creek 36 Harry Johnstone Water Harry Johnstone Water is commonly called Mingal Pool 37 Mingal Pool on Wongawol Station 38 River Red Gums at Mingal Pool 39 Picnic Area at Mingal Pool 40 A Dying River Gum 41 River Red Gums on Wongawol Station 42 Dead River Gum 43 Carnegie Station Homestead 44 Carnegie Station, Sheds and Vehicles 45 Carnegie Station Camping Ground 46 Carnegie Station Roadsign 47 Carnegie Station, Roadsign for Gunbarrel Highway 48 Carnegie Station, looking back 49 Wildflowers, Flannel Bush on Carnegie Station 50 Wildflowers, Flannel Bush on Carnegie Station 51 Gunbarrel Highway Heading East from Carnegie Station 52 Roadside Vegetation 53 Wild Camels on the Road ahead 54 Wild Camels a little closer 55 Vegetation Gum Trees are sparse now 56 Spinifex on Red Sand Young re-growth after bushfire 57 Gunbarrel Highway The long straight road ahead to the horizon 58 Gunbarrel Highway Mulga Scrub on Roadside 59 Mt William Lambert, parking area 60 View from Mt William Lambert 61 Mt William Lambert, plaque 62 Cairn on Mt William Lambert - 514m 63 Mangkili Claypan Nature Reserve Reserved in 1977 to protect a unique area of ephemeral wetland within the Gibson Desert 64 Mangkili Claypan Nature Reserve 65 Mangkili Claypan Nature Reserve 66 Entering Gibson Desert Nature Reserve 67 Gunbarrel Highway Camel Tracks across the Corrugated Road 68 Wildflowers, Dicrastylis Verbenaceae. Dicrastylis (Dicrastylis exsuccosa) 69 Late Afternoon Shadows on the Gunbarrel Highway 70 Approaching Mt Everard before Sundown 71 Hill beside Mt Everard at Sunset 72 Sunset on Mt Everard 73 Sun's Rays on Hill beside Mt Everard 74 Sun's Rays on Mt Everard 75 Changing Colours of Hill beside Mt Everard 76 Changing Colours of Mt Everard 77 Sunrise at Mt Everard 78 Early Morning View from Mt Everard 79 On Top of Mt Everard 80 Cairn on Mt Everard 81 Mt Everard from Base 82 Gunbarrel Highway Mt Beadell on the Horizon 83 Washed-out section of Gunbarrel Highway It took 2.5 hours to travel 48 kms 84 Wildflowers, Eremophila Wilcox Bush (Eremophila forrestii) 85 Wildflowers, Wild Tomato Solanaceae. Solanum quadiloculatum 86 Desert Poplar (Codonocarpus cotinifolius) 87 Desert Poplar Flowers 88 Gunbarrel Highway Typical Section of Washed-out Road. It took 2.5 hours to travel 48 kms that morning 89 Mt Beadell from Parking Area 90 Mt Beadell Named after Australian explorer and surveyor, Len Beadell 91 Len Beadell Information Kiosk 92 Len Beadell Information Kiosk 93 View of Parking Area from Mt Beadell 94 Stone Cairn on Mt Beadell The name of Mt Beadell was formally approved in 1958 and survey mark and stone cairn built on-site in 1959 95 Memorial to Len Beadell 96 Plaque beside Cairn on Mt Beadell 97 Plaque at base of the Replica Theodolite 98 Replica Theodolite A stainless-steel replica of a surveyor's theodolite was unveiled as a memorial to Len Beadell on the first anniversary of his death 99 View from Mt Beadell 100 Plaque at Lynette's Bore 101 Remains of cemented Camp Fire Place used by Len Beadell 102 Wildflowers, Pussytail Mulla Mulla Amaranthaceae. Large Green Pussytail (Ptilotus macrocephalus) 103 Gunbarrel Highway The road ahead 104 Gunbarrel Highway Another rough section of road 105 Spinifex Ring 106 Spinifex Ring 107 Mulga Shrublands 108 Bore with Hand Pump Good drinking water
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