FLINDERS RANGES SA

Hi I am in Hawker atm in the flinders ranges. Going to Flinders Ranges NP today for a fair bit,
not sure if I will get the internet there so you may not hear from me for a bit???

I have been on a few walks this last week in the southern flinders ranges.

Part of the Heysen trail in Warribara forest (10k's)

Sugar gum walk, Warribara forest (5k)

Alligator gorge loop track (8k's), Hidden gorge loop track (18k's) both in Mt Remarkable NP.

Mt Brown conservation park summit return walk (12k)

The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park summit loop walk (11k)

Worn out after the last two walks to the top of the mountains! But the views were fantastic of the
surrounding Flinders Ranges.

The main Flinders Ranges NP I am going to today has lots of big walks as well so I suppose they will all get me pretty fit in the great outdoors.

The weather has been mainly between 15 - 20 during the day and a mixture of cloudy and sunny days with cool wind. A Bit nippy at nite.

Oh yeah I went on a 4wd track called the 'Bridle Track" which went up high over successive hills amongst farming land and ended up overlooking spencer gulf, really cool, see pics, I camped 1 nite on the track overlooking the sunset over the gulf.


All over Sth Australia there are old houses/buildings built of stone dating back to the mid to late 1800's.			There are also ruins of Pastoral properties too. Most have lost there timber or corrugated iron roofs. This one is in good nick but not lived in.

On the Bridle 4wd track, have come across the hill at right rear of pic. Fantastic views

As I was going through a farm gate on Bridle track, the sheep dudes came up to say hello.

Overnite stop on the Bridle track overlooking Spencer Gulf and York peninsula on the horizon, great views up and down the gulf

Sunset from the Bridle camp spot overlooking same view as previous pic

The Ghan trainline to Darwin from Adelaide. I saw the ghan twice, it has about 15 carriages with the ghan name on the side and one doubledecker car carrier