Entries tagged as ‘Dirt road’
The Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) is an intimidating looking Australian lizard.
Don’t worry … this dangerous look is only a disguise, this animal is very harmless (unless you are an ant).
The Thorny Devil inhabits the arid scrubs and deserts of Central Australia and early morning is the best time to come across them, when they are warming themselves in the sun on the road.
The fellow below we met on our trip over the Gunbarrel Highway in 2004.
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Categories: Australia · Outback · Photos · Travel
Tagged: 2004, Animal, Animals, Australia, Bush, Dirt road, Gunbarrel Highway, Moloch Horridus, Natural, Nature, Outback, Remote, Reptile, Reptiles, Thorny Devil, WA, Western Australia, Wilderness
On that same trip though the Simpson Desert we were quite lucky with the wildflowers. Apparently there had been some rain lately and the red sand dunes were covered with wildflowers.
This photo was taken along the WAA-line and shows a field of Annual Yellowtops. Although by no means very special or scarce, their sheer numbers make them very pretty and their yellow colours go very well with the red sand and blue sky.
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The good thing about going so slow is that you have ample time to enjoy the wildflower!
Categories: Australia · Outback · Photos · Travel
Tagged: 2004, 4wd Adventure, 4wd Holiday, 4wd Travel, Annual Yellowtop, Australia, Bush, Dirt road, Flower, Flowers, Four Wheel Drive Adventure, Four Wheel Drive Holiday, Four Wheel Drive Travel, Natural, Nature, Outback, SA, Scenic, Senecio Gregorii, Simpson Desert Conservation Park, South Australia, WAA-line, Wild flower, Wild flowers, Wildflower, Wildflowers
Kennedy Range National Park is located a few hours drive inland of Carnarvon, Western Australia.
The colours of the sandstone escarpment are terrific!
The National Park has a nice camping area and numerous short walks into its gorges, the most beautiful being Temple Gorge, near the camping are.
The photo below was taken between the sunrise viewing platform and the camping area, early in the morning.
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Categories: Australia · Photos · Travel
Tagged: Arid, Australia, Cliff, Cliffs, Colorful, Colors, Colourful, Colours, Dirt road, Kennedy Range National Park, Outback, Panorama, Sandstone, Western Australia
