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Myall Creek – Outback South Australia

When on top of the sand dune near my camp at Andamooka Waterhole in outback South Australia, I noticed another waterhole, a kilometre or so further up Myall Creek, and just had to check it out with a view to getting some good arid region landscape photos.
Myall Creek comes from about 25 kilometres to the [...]

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Aboriginal Artifacts – Andamooka Waterhole – Outback South Australia

Well, today I went wandering on the nearby sand dune and found evidence of a once florishing Aboriginal community. I’d only just climbed the low dune when I came upon a midden with small bone fragments. Scattered about the midden were stone flakes with the typical characteristics of Aboriginal stone flakes, the result of making [...]

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Posted in Outback on May 30th, 2011 by Laurie  9 comments   

Yeltacowie Homestead – Outback South Australia

I’ve camped in Yeltacowie Homestead a couple of times. My first visit to Yeltacowie coincided with a visit by two great old timers, Ernie Ash and John Barber.
Watching the Fire in the Metters Stove

You see, Yeltacowie homestead has been abandoned for several years and these two mates were making the trip for old time’s sake, [...]

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Walls of China – Lake Mungo – Willandra Lakes

The Walls of China is one of the main draw cards at Lake Mungo in Willandra Lakes National Park in western NSW (New South Wales), Australia.

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Posted in Outback Travel on Sep 23rd, 2010 by Laurie     

Lake Menindee – Outback Landscape

Lake Menindee is part of the Menindee Lakes system in western New South Wales, (NSW). The lake is accessed fairly easily from the dirt roads that follow large distances of the lake’s perimeter.
Driving a few kilometres out along the road toward Kinchega National Park, we pulled up on top of the sand dune that borders [...]

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Posted in Outback on Sep 11th, 2010 by Laurie     

Video – Log on Thurra Beach

Camping at Thurra River Camp in Croajingolong National Park, I wandered along the beach and made a video from the view point of a digital still photographer, featuring a log washed up on the beach and half buried.

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Thurra River Camp Ground – Toilets

Well, it’s always nice to be camped somewhere near the toilets. Ya know, ya don’t want to walk too far in the night or even at bed time for that matter.

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Lunch at Thurra River and Point Hicks

I like a feed when I’m camping!
On this occasion, camping at Point Hicks in Croajingalong National Park in Victoria’s East Gippsland, I had my small caravan. Ah, fridge, gas stove, comfy bed, out of the weather; the comforts of home, almost!

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Beach at Thurra River and Point Hicks

Well, I’d got set up at Thurra River camp in Croajingolong National Park, had some lunch and a well earned rest, and felt like a wander along the beach with the digital camera.

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Thurra Dunes – Croajingolong National Park

I’ve revisited some photos from my recent trip to Thurra Dunes in the Croajingolong National Park in Gippsland, Victoria.
I’d call it rather heavy editing of the colours, some using Irfanview and others using the GIMPas my editing programmes.
My images had left me rather disappointed and it was only just the other day that the reason [...]

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