We moved to the UK from Australia last year. Just before we left we took a last trip up through the Flinders Ranges to bid farewell to the dry centre. We 'wild camped' the first night and slept out under the stars in the canvas swag, then drove up to the camping ground at Wilpena Pound and climbed St Mary's Peak (1168 m above sea level).
It was a beautiful trip, roasting temperatures, plenty of roos, emus and of course, flies!
Now that we are settled into the Somerset countryside I thought it would be cool to share some pictures with the community here:
The wild campsite was against a sun-soaked cliff, about a km walk into the scrub.
Preparing a fire pit. Everything was tinder dry, so fire safety was paramount. We cleared a good space down to the sand and made a ring of stones.
Sunset reflected off the rocks.
Bed is made and the sun has gone - finally the flies head off, and its too dry out here for mosquitos at this time of year!
Boiling the billy.
Once the sun is gone, it gets really cold very quickly. The temperature range is incredible - I reckon it was in the mid 30s during the day, and easily hovering around 3-5 degrees that night (centigrade).
Full moon and the fire glowing off the cliffs - so spectacular!
The red hills, on the way to wilpena pound
The pound itself - its a big natural circular valley, I think it is an ancient meteor strike site [Edit: actually its not! See fluffkitten's explanation below].
Half way up the hillside, and St Mary's peak comes into view. It was still another hours climb around the side of the mountain to get up there, but the view was worth it!
The view
The local birds out for a walk!
Hope you enjoyed!
It was a beautiful trip, roasting temperatures, plenty of roos, emus and of course, flies!
Now that we are settled into the Somerset countryside I thought it would be cool to share some pictures with the community here:
The wild campsite was against a sun-soaked cliff, about a km walk into the scrub.
Preparing a fire pit. Everything was tinder dry, so fire safety was paramount. We cleared a good space down to the sand and made a ring of stones.
Sunset reflected off the rocks.
Bed is made and the sun has gone - finally the flies head off, and its too dry out here for mosquitos at this time of year!
Boiling the billy.
Once the sun is gone, it gets really cold very quickly. The temperature range is incredible - I reckon it was in the mid 30s during the day, and easily hovering around 3-5 degrees that night (centigrade).
Full moon and the fire glowing off the cliffs - so spectacular!
The red hills, on the way to wilpena pound
The pound itself - its a big natural circular valley, I think it is an ancient meteor strike site [Edit: actually its not! See fluffkitten's explanation below].
Half way up the hillside, and St Mary's peak comes into view. It was still another hours climb around the side of the mountain to get up there, but the view was worth it!
The view
The local birds out for a walk!
Hope you enjoyed!
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