We spent a little time in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide and now we are in the Outback. Beside visiting friends, the Outback and its unique sights is why we are here. We’ve been in similar places. You know, the road less traveled, the end of the road, and wilderness highways that are “out there”. But we’ve never seen anything like this.
A lot of people have gotten lost and perished out here before there were GPS devices, mobile phones, maps, and a paved road. Now it’s a simple matter of following the road north from Adelaide to Darwin, a mere 1,900 miles (3,000 Km). And while there is a lot of empty nothing out here, there always seems to be something interesting around the next bend in this very straight road.
So, here are a few photos from those interesting sights and places like Woomera, Hart Lake, Coober Pedy, and our first stop in the Northern Territories – Kulgara.
Karen’s turn to drive – on the left…. 
They are here but rarely seen… 
A young Kangaroo in Woomera. 
Typical landscape with red sand and low trees or bush. 
Lots and lots of roadkill with birds feeding. The large bird is a wedgetail eagle. 
Woomera is a military town. 
These “stations” or ranches can cover tens of thousands acres. 
Hart Lake, a dry salt lake bed. 
Another typical outback landscape. 
Cell coverage is non-existent for miles and miles and these emergency radio stations are few and far between. 
The famous opal mining area of Coober Pedy. 
Opal mining around Coober Pedy. 
An underground Serbian Orthodox church in Coober Pedy. 
Need we say more? 
We don’t see very many… 
Water and fuel = life out here. You don’t want to run out… 
A typical road train – Three trailers totaling 145 feet. 
Ant hill. 
Galahs 
Galah
Travels with RK Caton 
What a wild adventure! Those Galahs are incredible. (I didn’t even know such a bird existed!) Thanks for showing us things that we would probably never otherwise see. And that underground Serbian Orthodox church—do you know the story behind that? I’m curious because I lived in Serbia for a year back when it was still part of Yugoslavia.
Hi Laurel, Here’s a link explaining the church. There was very little information available at the church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Orthodox_Church,_Coober_Pedy
Thanks for the info! It’s very interesting—and so beautiful.
Great pix! Red sand, salt lakes…. Galahs are beautiful. Such wonderful coloring… It’s all so stunning… Thank-you for sharing your travels…
Thank you Cindy. Oz is an amazing place.
Hi Karen and Riley, looks like fun! I been to Australia but not to the Great Beyond! I do have a friend from Alpine who is in Perth until the end of March so if you go there I will put you in touch. Safe and happy trails to you, jane
Hi Jane! We’ll be in Perth in about a month! Hope all is well with you.
Wow, you guys have seen a ton already! I’m loving your landscape shots. ❤
Thanks! It’s an unusual place. So much like the SW-US with weird wildlife and incredible heat! The “Red Center” is really really RED. Moving north from Alice Springs tomorrow. Love to you and J.