First Days on the Oodnadatta Track

I was never so happy to get on a dirt road. After hustling down the Stuart Highway, I was looking forward to a fairly traffic-free ride again. I’ve only been on a portion of the Oodnadatta Track when I made this post. (An internet connection is almost impossible to get, and I had to grab …

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On the Stuart Highway

Stuart HighwaySix hours, six kang’roosLast thoughts of terror and frightFor man’s speed pleasure. On leaving Alice Springs, I had not planned on going on the Stuart Highway, also known as Interstate 87. That highway is notorious for not being bicycle-friendly. I had planned on riding a dirt road out of Alice Springs known as the …

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Random Images Along the Way 3

Leg 3: Laverton to Yulara (You can click on a photo to make it larger)

Random Images Along the Way 4

Leg 4: Yulara to Alice Springs (You can click on a photo to make it larger)

Foiled Again: A Re-Route

What is it about Aussies and their mechanical desert toys? After Alice Springs, I was thinking of heading south on a dirt road through Titjikala (Maryvale) and Finke, a route called the Ghan Heritage Track. But I changed plans. Instead I am taking an alternative route via the busy Stuart Highway– a road with minimal …

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