Aug 09 2019
Today I am in Moranbah (mo’-ranba). What a shock it was to arrive here. A few days ago, I was in a dead town called Mt. Coolon. It was once a gold town, but that mine had dried up. Someone said that Moranbah was in Australia’s coal country. I imagined something like America’s Appalachian coal …
Aug 09 2019
When I first planned my Australia ride, it was primarily to ride the Outback. The specific route was meticulously planned because I had to know when and where I would get my food and water. Riding in the desert required this attention. The outback ride was a coast-to-coast journey, from Perth to Townsville. What I …
Aug 04 2019
Winton is basically where I end my Outback Australia ride. From there, I head to Townsville, a seaside port on the east coast of Australia. It is no longer desert. It was a total of 8 days to go from Winton to Townsville. Following is a pictograph of my ride into Townsville from Winton Winton …
Jul 19 2019
There is a sadness in riding the Winton Road, also known as the Kennedy Development Road, from Boulia into Winton. Strewn across miles and miles of the road are hundreds of bodies of kangaroos, slammed into by heavy metal vehicles speeding across the flat landscape. Every single kilometer (notice that I am using the word …
