Adventure Way: Brisbane to Innamincka
Follow the tracks of Cobb & Co as you take the Adventure Way through outback plains and over inland waterways. Journey more than 1100 km through big sky country and desert across the border into South Australia.
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The Adventure Way: Brisbane to Innamincka
They didn't call it the Adventure Way for nothing. Retrace the tracks of Cobb & Co, as you traverse the unique and fascinating 1200km route connecting the coast to the real Australian Outback. Take your time and enjoy the natural beauty of the ancient outback land, the rewards are spectacular – big skies, vivid sunrises and sunsets, and night skies with millions of stars. Create your own story where the remoteness will engage your senses and the people will warm your heart.
6 things to do in Birdsville, Outback Queensland
Bordering the Simpson Desert deep in the heart of the Australian Outback you'll find Queensland's most south-western town, Birdsville.
The usually quiet town with a population of 104 people, is transformed every July and September as Birdsville rolls out its big red dirt carpet to over 10,000 people who flock to the Outback Queensland town for the iconic Big Red Bash and the Birdsville Races.
Birdsville has everything for your true bucket list-worthy Aussie outback experience. Grab a beer from the Birdsville Pub, catch a sunset from the stunning 'Big Red' sand dune, try a famous camel pie from the Birdsville Bakery and stand up paddleboard in the milky Birdsville Billabong.
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Mission Innamincka Motorcycle Journey Film (Feature Length)
In August 2018, myself and two mates set off from Mildura on a 10 day motorcycle adventure to Innamincka and back. For two of the riders it was their first motorcycle adventure of this scale. We met plenty of characters, saw just how amazing the Australian outback is, event when it has been brought to its knees by drought.
We visited the death place of Burke from Burke and Wills fame, traveled the Strzelecki Track both old and new. Rode through the Flinders Ranges, Innamincka and hundreds of sand dunes.
Gary hit an emu and survived, Dickie filled his petrol tank up so many times we lost count. All bikes survived without issue and a great time was had by all.
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2 of 2 - Tibooburra to Broken Hill - 2018
I must say, whenever I spend time with my son, it’s a great experience. We are so much alike, considering the large gap in our ages.
Early in July 2018 we spent a couple of days exploring the dirt tracks north of Broken Hill.
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I’m sure we will do another trip together but not to the “Corner Country”. I think at last I can tick that area off my bucket list.
Charlotte Plains Station - Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
Charlotte Plains Station - Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
Charlotte Plains Station is an authentic outback station stay with a difference. Sit in the hot artesian baths and watch the sun go down. It’s magic!
Find it on WikiCamps Australia.
Taste of the Outback | Touring Outback Australia
Join pilots Nick and Tony as they host our Taste of the Outback tour throughout Central Australia. Taste of the Outback is our most popular tour, and takes guests over three or four days to iconic destinations including Lake Mungo, Broken Hill, Birdsville, Lake Eyre and the Flinders Ranges.
Find out more on our website
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The Birdsville Hotel
The Prairie Hotel
Desert Edge Tours
The Innamincka Hotel
The Royal Exchange Hotel
Lake Mungo Lodge
Australia December 2017
Highlights from my trip from Canberra, Batemans Bay, NSW Outback, Adelaide, Great Ocean Road, Melbourne, Alpine Way, Mt Kosciuszko and Sydney.
Arkaroola 5/10/2010 winter
Arkaroola 5/10/2010 winter
The area's first people are the Adnyamathanha. One of their dreamtime or creation stories says that Arkaroo, a mythical monster, drank Lake Frome dry. He then crawled up into the mountains. When he urinated he created the waterholes that are a feature of the area. His movement over the land created Arkaroola Creek.
The first Anglo-Europeans to visit the area was explorer Edward Eyre in 1840 and the surveyor George Goyder in 1857. There was a small failed settlement nearby, at the Yudnamutana copper mine, from 1860 to 1863. The drought of 1863 drove the miners away. Settlement didn't occur again until 1903, when rubies and sapphires were discovered. By 1910 a copper smelter was built at Yudnamutana and uranium was also discovered nearby by Douglas Mawson, famous Antarctic explorer.
The land was always marginal and projects failed quickly. Uranium exploration persisted sporadically and led to the development of good roads by optimistic companies. The Arkaroola property was fenced by 1935 and a process of eradication of pests started. The land was covered with donkeys and camels. There was a failed health project in 1948.
LIVE- My 2019 Outback Queensland Travel Plans + Q&A
Join me live as I share my 2019 travel plans for my 6 month trip exploring outback Queensland, plus answer any questions you may have about my trip, vehicle or past videos.
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