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Making Hay
"We followed the drive, having to cross a deep section of water between two lakes to be able to continue on the track, and as we got near the end we noticed a set of cattle yards in the middle of a lake under about a metre of water. Quite an unusual sight, and John reckons it was to hold the ducks!"
After a couple of days photographing the lakes, it was back to Innamincka where a vehicle check revealed the corrugations had vibrated Shane's roof lights and brake caliper bolts loose and these were tightened safely before moving on to Birdsville via the Cordillo Downs Track.
After camp near Providence Creek, John and Shane arrived in Birdsville in time for lunch and a beer at the pub before heading out to Big Red where they hoped to photograph the moon rising over the dune while the sunset lit it.
"We had been told about the water across the track out to Big Red but it was still quite a shock to find such a wide expanse of water, albeit shallow," said John.
The drive out to Poppel Corner was uneventful and despite the wet conditions Eyre Creek was dry and drivable. Near Poppel Corner they turned north along what is the start of what is known as the Hay River Track. This takes in the abandoned Poppel and Beachcomber oil wells then follows along the large dunes before crossing them.
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The start of what the guys dubbed the Hay Valley Track is at a claypan near the southern-most end of the dry river bed at S25.01.808 E137.53.912. From here the valley heads in a southeasterly direction, while the Hay River Track heads north.
Travelling about 1.2km down the valley the guys met up with some other travellers camped in a group of trees to find some relief from the constant wind. They had just come across on Madigans Line. From here on, the driving was cross-country with no track to follow so the idea was to stay in the same valley and not cross any sand dunes. The moguls were up to 500mm high in places and the small convoy was slowed to a virtual crawl as it bounced and bucked along.
At 10km Shane staked a tyre and a quick plug and a bit of air soon had the boys on their way again.
The recent rains had covered the surrounding area in long grass and the wildflowers were just about to start making a show but this also made it hard to pick the easiest line and they had to cross from side to side following the flattest sections of the valley. A couple of clay pans and some camel tracks were the only points of interest and at around the 19km mark, after two hours on the track, they made camp. The wind dropped as the sun set making for a nice night around the campfire but it picked up again during the night and covered everything in dust and led to a night of broken sleep.
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After a couple of days photographing the lakes, it was back to Innamincka where a vehicle check revealed the corrugations had vibrated Shane's roof lights and brake caliper bolts loose and these were tightened safely before moving on to Birdsville via the Cordillo Downs Track.
After camp near Providence Creek, John and Shane arrived in Birdsville in time for lunch and a beer at the pub before heading out to Big Red where they hoped to photograph the moon rising over the dune while the sunset lit it.
"We had been told about the water across the track out to Big Red but it was still quite a shock to find such a wide expanse of water, albeit shallow," said John.
The drive out to Poppel Corner was uneventful and despite the wet conditions Eyre Creek was dry and drivable. Near Poppel Corner they turned north along what is the start of what is known as the Hay River Track. This takes in the abandoned Poppel and Beachcomber oil wells then follows along the large dunes before crossing them.
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The start of what the guys dubbed the Hay Valley Track is at a claypan near the southern-most end of the dry river bed at S25.01.808 E137.53.912. From here the valley heads in a southeasterly direction, while the Hay River Track heads north.
Travelling about 1.2km down the valley the guys met up with some other travellers camped in a group of trees to find some relief from the constant wind. They had just come across on Madigans Line. From here on, the driving was cross-country with no track to follow so the idea was to stay in the same valley and not cross any sand dunes. The moguls were up to 500mm high in places and the small convoy was slowed to a virtual crawl as it bounced and bucked along.
At 10km Shane staked a tyre and a quick plug and a bit of air soon had the boys on their way again.
The recent rains had covered the surrounding area in long grass and the wildflowers were just about to start making a show but this also made it hard to pick the easiest line and they had to cross from side to side following the flattest sections of the valley. A couple of clay pans and some camel tracks were the only points of interest and at around the 19km mark, after two hours on the track, they made camp. The wind dropped as the sun set making for a nice night around the campfire but it picked up again during the night and covered everything in dust and led to a night of broken sleep.
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