We spent another weekend exploring the area. This time, Penny and I along with Pete and Sue, decided to explore the old Warburton -Blackstone road. We left at lunchtime on Sat and travelled to the start of the track which is just north of Blackstone.
We picked a great spot to set up camp for the night at the base of a rocky out crop. Being a bit warm we still had a fire but sat well away from it.
We had the wind come down the gully where we camped and even though we could hear it now and then it did not blow too hard but gave a nice cool breeze at night.
The next morning we headed off early to tackle the road. The scenery changed constantly as it does out here. We came across a number of camels sheltering from the sun in shadows of what ever trees they could find.
Here are some scenery shots.
Some of the old cars we came across
Even a very old Jag
We continued along the track and came to a rocky outcrop. We stopped to explore the area and it seems to be the same rock geometry as Ayers Rock.
Back in the cars we continued along the track for another 10klms before realizing we had taken a wrong turn. We were on the right track and the road was well travelled but taking our eyes off the gps had us traveling along a track that did not register. We backtracked and found the track we needed which veered off the road we were on and was only 2 tyre tracks that were easily missed. It's so easy to get lost out here hence we always travel in 2 cars and carry enough water and supplies for a week even if we are going for 2 days.
It was an interesting road /track and another crossed off our bucket list from out this way.
Mark
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