The Flinders ranges area is one big mass of mountain ranges which start about 250 k's north of Adelaide and go north for maybe 100-200k's, before the land flattens out to Lake Eyre and beyond. On the eastern side are a mixture of flat plains and distant mountains. To the west are the towns of Port Pirie and Port Augusta at top of the spencer gulf. Up past Port Augusta is a very very large dry saltpan Lake Torrens which goes possibly 100 k's nth to the west of the nth Flinders Ranges. The old ghan trainline from Adelaide to Alice Springs runs along the western edge of the flinders ranges too so there are plenty of old train things to see.
Overall the 2 weeks I spent exploring up mountains, through gorges and valley loop walks was quite spectacular , thats if you like scenery, exploring and mountain climbing literally.
Highlights would have to be climbing up StMarys Peak, 1150metres, the highest peak in the ranges and then trekkin back through Wilpena Pound. 21 klm all day hike with my French friend Laetitia. Also the Brachina gorge and Aroona valley. Spotting the endangered Yellow Foot rock Wallaby.
I will be going back through there after I get back from Brisbane next week. Aint I lucky...
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| Climbing up the Dutchmans Stern conservation park peak near Quorn. |
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| View west to Lake Torrens dry salt pan from The Dutchmans peak. Click to view larger size |
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| The info brochure said there were Adelaide Rosellas at the Dutchmans. Very hard to get close enough for a pic. |
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| Around the back of the Dutchmans peak is a large gorge |
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| The Dutchmans Stern peak. Named, as the top apparently looks like the back of an old Dutch wooden ship!! |
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| A well earned cuppa after climbing the Dutchman! |
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| Another old 1800s stone cottage |
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| There are ruins of old mid to late1800's pastoral homesteads all over the Flinders ranges in different states of repair or falling down. This one is the Kanyaka ruins |
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| Kanyaka woolshead, shearers quarters on the right. apparently in the 1800's there wasn't much timber for buildings. |
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| Unknown Rosella or Parrot, have to check my bird book |
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