The Corrugation Way Gallery

Posted on 24 February, 2018 by Pajero

Photo Gallery of our “The Corrugation Way” trip. Click on the photo to view a larger image.
Read about the trip here.

: Bugs on the windscreen – north of Broadarrow

: Sometimes its easier to sleep in the car – north of Broadarrow

: Sunrise – north of Broadarrow

: Heading to Niagara Dam near Kookynie – Western Australia

: The waters of Niagara Dam near Kookynie

: Welcome to Kookynie – Western Australia

: Grading corrugations – North of Kookynie, Western Australia

: Driving on gravel roads can be dangerous

: An old Wreck alongside the Great Central Road – Western Australia

: Petrol is limited along the Great Central Hwy, WA-NT

: Camels, the road between Laverton and Docker River is inundated with them

: Dawn breaks at The Pines Rest Area, Great Central Hwy, WA

: Information about the Pines Rest Area, Great Central Hwy, WA

: Another wrecked Car on the side of the Great Central Hwy, WA

: Marlu Kuru Kuru (Sturt’s Desert Peas)

: Schwerin Mural Crescent, Near the WA/NT Border.

: Len Beadell Ghost Gum Plaque, Near the WA/NT Border.

: Crossing the WA/NT Border near Docker River NT.

: Signs, Signs everywhere there’s signs. Tjukaruru Road, NT

: Kata Tjuta at Sunset, NT

: Heading towards Kata Tjuta at Sunset, NT

: Kata Tjuta at Sunset, NT

: A curious dingo pup, taken along the Luritja Road, NT

: We are going to Warakurna, WA

: The Road Ahead, Sign just North of Warburton, Gt Central Hwy, WA

: Rawlinson Range, Warakurna, W.A.

: Family approaching the turn off to the Alice Springs Desert Park

: Alice Springs Desert Park Map

: Australian Barn Owl – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Budgie – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Small bird – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Bush Stone Curlew (Thicknee) – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Large, sharp talons of a Wedge Tailed Eagle – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Our entry card for the Eagle Encounter

: Park Ranger and an eagle undergoing rehab – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Park Ranger with an inured young eagle – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Kere Artewe (aka Bustard or Bush Turkey) – Alice Springs Desert Park

: Parks & Wildlife Commission inlay at the entrance of the Alice Springs Desert Park

: Entering Standley Chasm Park

: Standley Chasm, it looks even better at Midday

: On the way to Chambers Pillar via the Maryvale Road, NT

: Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, NT

: Tracks in the desert sand

: Reptile tracks in the sand

: Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, NT

: 43 kms to Chambers Pillar, NT

: Sign at the edge of Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, NT.

: Window Rock, Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Northern Territory

: Castle Rock – Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Northern Territory

: One of the many faces of Chambers Pillar, Northern Territory

: Ever changing color of Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar), Northern Territory

: Desert Oak in the Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, NT.

: Sunset approaches Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar), NT

: Chambers Pillar as daylight fades, NT

: The colors of sunset near Chambers Pillar, NT

: Castle Rock. Chambers Pillar Nature Reserve, Northern Territory.

: More Corrugations near Chambers Pillar, NT

: Bird tracks in the sand, Near Chambers Pillars, NT

: Marsupial tracks in the sand, Near Chambers Pillars, NT

: You can buy fuel at Maryvale Homestead, NT

: We followed some of the Old Ghan Railway Heritage Trail

: On the way to Rodinga, Bundooma, Finke

: This appeared to be a working phone in the middle of nowhere, about 10kms North of Maryvale on the Roger Vale drive, NT

: More corrugations North of Maryvale, NT.

: Tracks in the sand.

: We camped here while we fixed the broken Warn Winch bracket – between Chambers Pillar and Aputula

: The broken Warn Winch bracket that ARB had fitted.

: Bulldust on the Ghan Heritage Road just North of Finke (Aputula) NT.

: The finish of the Finke Desert Race, Northern Territory.

: Weather Forecasting in Aputula (Finke) NT.

: A bit of information about the Finke Desert Race, Aputula, Northern Territory

: A section of the road to Aputula (Finke), Northern Territory

: Its actually raining, we are heading to Mt. Dare / Dalhousie Springs in South Australia.

: Some advice when entering the Sand Dunes of the Simpson Desert.

: Caution! cows on the road.

: Entering Witjira National Park, South Australia.

: Mt Dare Hotel, SA

: Just as we were pulling out a tractor towing a camper trailer pulled in – Mt Dare, South Australia

: Tractor Club, Just after we left Mount Dare.

: Some members of the Tractor Club, Just after we left Mt Dare

: Another Tractor Club member travelling to Mt Dare

: Only few kms remain to Dalhousie Springs, South Australia.

: The track go a bit muddy and this made a interesting photo, Dalhousie Springs Camp Ground.

: Reflection time at Dalhousie Springs

: Rain falling over Dalhousie Springs – beautiful

: Dalhousie Springs Camp Ground

: All that remains of the Dalhousie Homestead, South Australia

: The Dalhousie Ruins, South Australia.

: The original sign had long since faded – Pedirka Siding Ruins on the Old Ghan Railway

: Ruins of Pedirka Siding along the Old Ghan Railway line

: Fogartys Claypan

: Our Pajero stopped at Fogartys Claypan

: Spider web in a dry creek bed.

: 10kms North is Mount Dare, but we are heading to Dalhousie Springs in the Simpson Desert.

: Some iconic names here.

: The Oodnadatta track, South Australia.

: The famous Pink Roadhouse, Oodnadatta, South Australia.

: Along the the Oonadatta Track, South Australia

: The colorful Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia

: Looking across The Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia

: Beautiful! the colors of The Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia

: We camped overnight at Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia.

: Sunset at Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia.

: Hills just North of Coober Pedy South Australia.

: Opal mines on the outskirts of Coober Pedy South Australia.

: Drive-in screen leftover from a bygone era, Coober Pedy South Australia.

: Coober Pedy South Australia.

: Mural, Coober Pedy South Australia.

: Sign for road conditions.

: Good advice, you can die in the outback if you are not prepared.

: Road north of Kingoonya, South Australia

: Campground at Kingoonya, South Australia

: Sunset at Kingoonya, South Australia

: Emus near Lake Everard, South Australia.

: Two Kangaroos, South of Kingoonya, South Australia

: Unnamed salt lake, South Australia.

: Banded Lapwing – South Australia.

: Major Mitchell – South Australia.

: Stony Top Hill, near Lake Gairdner, South Australia.

: near Lake Gairdner, South Australia.

: Lake Everard, South Australia.

: Footprint of a Wombat near Lake Everard, South Australia

: One of several Wombat burrows we saw near Lake Everard, South Australia

: Wirrulla, South Australia.

: Eastern end of the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia.

: Full moon, Eyre Hwy, near Mundrabill, WA.

: The Old Coach Road north of the old Eyre Hwy, SA

: A curious Dingo (yellow dog), along the Old Eyre Highway

: On the way to Koonalda Cave, South Australia

: Looking down Koonalda Cave, WA

: Koonalda Cave, South Australia

: Panorama view of Koonalda Cave, South Australia

: The fence around Koonalda Cave, South Australia

: The disused shearing shed at the Koonalda Homestead, South Australia

: Yup we are here at Koonalda, WA

: The restored Koonalda Homestead, South Australia

: The Old Coach Road, Western Australia.

: Storm clouds gathering on the Old Eyre Highway, SA

: Storm coming near Warbla Cave North of the Old Eyre Highway, SA

: On the track with a Storm coming near Warbla Cave North of the Old Eyre Highway, SA.

: Warbla Cave, South of the Old Coach Road, South Australia.

: Approaching Warbla Cave by foot , South of the Old Coach Road, South Australia

: Looking down into Warbla Cave, South Australia

: There’s no fence around Warbla Cave

: Old Coach Road, South Australia.

: Arrived at the Western Australia/South Australia Boder

: Got a bit wet, on the Old Coach Road, Western Australia.

: Weclome to Eucla, Western Australia

: 1435 kms form Eucla to home.

: The old Eucla Telegraph Station near the coast, WA.

: Dad Emu looking after his chicks, Eucla, WA.

: 24 Hour rest area just of the Eyre Hwy, near Mundrabill, WA.

: An older eagle on the higher branch and a juvenile eagle on the lower branch, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA

: Wedge tail eagles look majestic in flight

: In flight, a young eagle just off the Eyre Highway east of Madura

: It seemed like he was posing for us, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA

: “Welcome Swallow” at the Eyre Bird Observatory, Great Australian Bight.

: “New Holland Honeyeater”, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA.

: Photographing an Eagle, Eyre Highway, Western Australia

: Welcome to Madura.

: Entering the Nuytsland Nature Reserve east of Cocklebiddy, WA

: Warning sign on the way to the Eyre Bird Observatory

: On the way to the Eyre Bird Observatory

: Its a steep descent from the Nullabor Plain to the Coastal Plain.

: Track into the Eyre Bird Observatory

: Old Telegraph post on the way To the Eyre Bird Osbservatory

: The track To the Eyre Bird Observatory

: Kanidal Beach, Southern Ocean

: Sunset along the Eyre Highway, Western Australia

: Clouds, Eyre Highway, Western Australia

: Balladonia WA at night.

: Warning The Old Hyden Norseman Road in no longer maintained.

: Track got a bit rough – Old Hyden Norseman Rd, Western Australia

: Another tree we cleared – the Old Hyden-Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Bug – Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Gnamma Holes – Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Had a little bit of hail – Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Another bog hole on Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: There was a bit of water this time along the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: One of the wildflower bushes in bloom – alongside the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Salt Lake – along side the Old Hyden-Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Winching out of the bog – along the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia

: Bogged – along the Old Hyden-Norseman Rd

: Another bog hole, we made it through this one – along the Old Hyden-Norseman Rd

: A display of early blooming wildflowers alongside the Old Hyden Norseman Road, WA

: The temperature dropped when we got west of Hyden WA

: As the sun sets slowly in the west….

: 24 Hour Rest Area, off Luritja Road, N.T.

: A bit more gravel to go before we reach the Stuart Hwy

: If it rains a lot of outback Roads become impassable.

: At the Western End of Ernest Giles Road they recommend you don’t take it

: Corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road Northern Territory

: Corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.

: And some more corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.

: Never ending corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.

: A young Wedge Tailed Eagle about 20kms south of Alice Springs

: Lift off – A young Wedge Tailed Eagle takes flight about 20kms south of Alice Springs

: Roundabout on Stuart Hwy, with The Gap in background, Alice Springs, N.T.

: Our Pajero outside our room at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.

: We stayed at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.

: Balcony of our room at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.

: Entry sign to the Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs, NT

: The Old Ghan plaque at the museum.

: Old steam engine at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT.

: Diesel Train Locomotive at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT

: Inside a train carriage at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT

: An old Menu used on the Ghan Railway at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT

: Photo of a Photo taken at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT

: Emu made from Motor Parts at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT

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