220) Mt Remarkable to the Flinders; S Australia

Unidentified pretty spring flower

The woods along the creek in Mt Remarkable National Park were glorious.




But as I hauled a big piece-o-glass for making far-away-little- things look close..........








.......Nancy's camera was responsible for making close-by-small-things look huge!

I'm really glad these things don't lunge!













Flowers that we can't identify, but were pretty to find

A tiny orchid!

 

a big burned out tree. These trees have obviously evolved in a fire-regime. Many were hollow and burned but still solid and healthy looking

Early morning light was so pretty in the overarching trees.

Re-enacting "old-man-willow"!

Dirk funning around -

We love the big birds wandering around camp--no problem identifying the Emus!


















We finally had to tear ourselves  away and hit the road. This is our fine mobile hotel-room. As we are heading into dirt-track country we hired a full-on 4X4 all tricked out for camping. The roof-tent was fun and became pretty quick to set up. It is not encouraged for sleep-walkers though!

 Bits and pieces from a homestead from the days when the park was a sheep station. It was north of Goyder's line, which is a rainfall isoline across South Australia believed to indicate the edge of the area suitable for sustainable agriculture










 

Still in farm country with big fields of canola

Urdlu Warlpunha (The Flinders Range) -- a place to set out your swag and have a good sleep

Next - stakeout at Stokes Lookout. Watch this space for breathless excitement!