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Kalgan Creek Water Crossings, 6 Crossings & a Hill
We'd heard they'd had rain around Newman but didn't expect some of the crossings of Kalgan Creek to be this deep, and we don't have a snorkel!! Did we make it? Join us for a front seat view as we drive down from Kalgan Lookout and along Kalgan Pool Track and its 6 water crossings. Enjoy the many lovely views of the Ophthalmia Ranges and the challenges of deep water crossings.
We made some errors in driving these crossings, The most obvious is not walking the first major deep water crossing. But there were others. If you have an opinion about what we could have done differently feel free to post a comment below.
We don't normally do deep water crossings if we don't have to but after coming d...
We made some errors in driving these crossings, The most obvious is not walking the first major deep water crossing. But there were others. If you have an opinion about what we could have done differently feel free to post a comment below.
We don't normally do deep water crossings if we don't have to but after coming d...
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Three Pools, North of Newman in the Ophthalmia Range, Western Australia
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Three Pools is 1 of 6 waterhole attractions found around the Pilbara town of Newman, with Kalgan Pool being the most well known. Both are nestled in the eastern end of the picturesque Ophthalmia Range. Although a little more water would have made it more attractive we think it's still worth the drive in along the rocky, loose ridge top track. Exercise caution as you drive in but keep an eye on ...
Jeedamya Homestead, Abandoned and broken, 100kms North of Menzies, Western Australia
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It was 40°c at 10.30am when we pulled in to Jeedamya Homestead. The homestead was built in 1920 and is now abandoned. Only 25 yrs ago it was home to the Finlaysons. Now, the evidence of their life at Jeedamya is nothing but a pile of rubble, broken windows, fallen in ceilings, rotten floorboards and a huge termite mound in the kitchen. It's rare to see such a large termite mound so far south an...
Bowgada Ruins, Not much left of this old town, North of Perenjori, Western Australia
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There isn't much left of the former town of Bowgada and it is considered to be a ghost town, however the Shire of Perenjori's website says there are 40 people living there, we didn't see anyone. We think this must mean on the surrounding farms because there isn't any infrastructure to support even a population of 1 let alone 40. There's very little evidence of a town, other than remains of a ho...
Muggon Homestead, Another Isolated Homestead, Murchison, Western Australia
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Approaching Muggon Homestead by road doesn't convey the isolation of the homestead. It's not until to see it from a bird's eye view via the drone that you get a real sense of where it is, a "house" plonked in the middle of no where surrounded by flat red dirt. Muggon Homestead sits on what was the Muggon pastoral lease in the Murchison Region of Western Australia. It's located roughly 51 kms no...
Caught by surprise, Stormy winds almost blow car awning away
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For the last few hours a Thunder Storm has been brewing to the North of us. Thunder and some lighting makes for a nice sky show and we watch without being duly concerned. Pink & Grey cockatoos fly around squawking like crazy. Maybe they were trying to warn us of something to come. It’s 5.30 pm and still 41° c and we're wishing it would rain, just to cool things down a little. We're at Niagara D...
War Rock, Did a "war" really take place here?, Near Morawa, Western Australia
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The granite rock, named War Rock by Europeans, is approx 15 kms north of Morawa. The story goes that two Yamatji tribes fought at this location and Europeans assumed it was a war. It was mid spring, wildflower season and the rock was surrounded by a beautiful carpet of everlastings, mainly white with some yellow and pink. From a distance you could be forgiven for thinking it was surrounded by s...
Bilyuin Pool, A permanent Waterhole on the Murchison River, North of Meekathara
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Bilyuin Pool is approx 75kms north of Meekatharra and a short hop north from Karalundi if you're staying there. It's on the Murchison River which is Western Australia's second longest river (820kms), after the Gascoyne (865kms). When we pulled in we immediately felt relaxed, the river scene before us was tranquil. The banks of Bilyuin Pool are lined with River Gums which throw much desired shad...
Doolgunna Homestead, 150 kms North of Meekatharra, Western Australia
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Doolgunna Homestead, is a old pastoral homestead which is in very good condition compared to some other homesteads we've visited. The caretaker, who has been there for about 12 yrs has done a great job of maintaining the homestead grounds. You can see a magnificent Acacia tree in front of a small machinery shed. The caretaker informed us the Acacia was planted from a seed of the Acacia tree out...
Hamersley Range, Spectacular views from Mount Sheila, After a steep drive up
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The view from Mt Sheila, offers Spectacular views of the Hamersley Range if you are willing to take the drive up. The 2km single lane poorly bitumised "road" to the top of Mount Sheila is not for the faint hearted but is quite an adventure as it is steep and gets very steep near the top. Most of the way there is little room to pull off if you meet a vehicle ( hopefully only one :) ), coming the...
Wide Load Ahead - Big Pink Buckets on the Road
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Lookout!, Big Pink Buckets on the road!! It's hard to avoid wide loads nowadays when travelling Australia and especially up in the North of Western Australia. Generally these wide / oversize loads are due to Australia's ever growing mining industry. We were heading in to Karratha along the Red Dog Highway when we had to pull off to allow these two large bright pink haul truck buckets (trays) to...
Lily Rockhole, Hanns Track - Water & Rock Art in the Great Victoria Desert
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Lily Rockhole is one of the many geographical features in the Great Victoria Desert (GVD) and is nestled in eastern end of the Wilkinson Range. European controversial "explorer" Frank Hann was travelling through these lands early 1900's and was in need of water. Hann's Aboriginal companion, Talbot, located a rockhole. The video includes Drone and Hand held video of Lily Rockhole and Hand held v...
Dog Rock, Dunns Track, Not far from Peak Charles
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Dog Rock, A little out the way off Dunns Track. No it doesn't look like a dog, not to us anyway and No it's not to be confused with Dog Rock in Albany, Western Australia. Dog Rock can be found within the Peak Charles National Park. Dog Rock is south of the "new" Dunns Track route which runs north of the original Dunns Track. As you approach Peak Eleanora from the south west, you need to turn of...
Mount Elvire Homestead
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We last visited Mount Elvire Homestead and surrounds ten years ago in 2014. This time we came from Menzies direction rather than the Helena Aurora Ranges (Bungalbin) direction as we had done for the other two times that we had visited Mount Elvire. We choose to take the 4WD track which runs between Lake Giles and Lake Barlee from the Menzies/Evanston Road which meets up with Lake Barlee Road be...
Pigeon Rocks - A hard to get to rock
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Pigeon Rocks can be difficult to get to, taking a 10km detour off the Bullfinch - Evanston Road to link up with the Pigeon Rocks Road. What makes it hard to get to is serval mine haul roads that block easy access to Pigeon Rocks but with perseverance and a bit of back tracking it is possible. Pigeon Rocks standing 520mts above sea level dominates the area. It's a huge rock and for us worth the ...
Mount Jackson Homestead - Another homestead in decay
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Mount Jackson Homestead - Another homestead in decay
Lake Jasper - Largest Freshwater Lake in Western Australia's Southwest
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Lake Jasper - Largest Freshwater Lake in Western Australia's Southwest
Stepping Stones - Unique Lava Formations, Black Point, Western Australia
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Stepping Stones - Unique Lava Formations, Black Point, Western Australia
Woolgorong Homestead, The Past in Decay
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Woolgorong Homestead, The Past in Decay
Niagara Dam - White Elephant in the Goldfields
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Niagara Dam - White Elephant in the Goldfields
Karalee Rock Dam, Precious water in WA Goldfields
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Karalee Rock Dam, Precious water in WA Goldfields
Dulyalbin Rock in the Yilgarn Shire, A little known but beautiful rock formation
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Dulyalbin Rock in the Yilgarn Shire, A little known but beautiful rock formation
Lake Ballard, Superb in the Morning's Light
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Lake Ballard, Superb in the Morning's Light
Lake Ballard, Beautiful in the Golden Hues of Sunset
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Lake Ballard, Beautiful in the Golden Hues of Sunset
Malcolm Dam, Could It Be Any Fuller
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Malcolm Dam, Could It Be Any Fuller
Malcolm Dam, Leonora - Large but Dry this visit
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Malcolm Dam, Leonora - Large but Dry this visit
Speeding Black Swans of Upper Murchison River
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Speeding Black Swans of Upper Murchison River
Ivanhoe Crossing, Kununurra - We've crossed it off our bucket list.
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Ivanhoe Crossing, Kununurra - We've crossed it off our bucket list.
Twilight Cove an Isolated Beach in the Great Australian Bight
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Twilight Cove an Isolated Beach in the Great Australian Bight