Jul 19 2019
A twinge of sadness came over me as I crossed the Burke River on the edge of the town of Boulia and started heading toward Winton. For I knew that crossing that river marked the beginning of the end. Winton is 230 miles from Boulia. Reaching Winton means that my outback ride is over. Ruefully, …
Jul 19 2019
Having come to the end of the Birdsville Track, I enter the town of Birdsville. This would be the first of 3 B’s in a straight line going northward. Later I would enter Bedourie, and then Boulia. These are all towns in what is called Channel Country. (There is also Betoota, but I didn’t go …
Jul 14 2019
On the way from Birdsville to Bedourie, around noon I decided to stop at a river crossing called Cuttaburra Crossing for lunch. Having crossed dry creek after dry creek through the whole ride, it was a refreshing surprise to see a wide, wet creek! The Eyre Creek crossing was a beautiful spot, a full stream …
Jul 13 2019
After riding the traffic-laden Stuart Highway in early June, I was anxious to get back on a dirt road, where I knew the traffic would be much less. That would be the 383-mile Oodnadatta Track and the 321-mile Birdsville Track, which I rode in the latter half of June. Out of the 700 miles, there …
