Central Australia In May/June 2001 I went with friends in a convoy of 4-wheel drive vehicles around the Simpson Desert. (The photos are in true colour.)

Track on north-east edge of the Simpson Desert. Roughly where we went. Uluru Startling trivia Blue mallee eucalypt Saltpan Chambers Pillar Mulla Mulla Mt Dare Station, on the western edge of the Simpson Desert. Two Aussie icons It's a big country. Abandoned "Ghan" railway station Abandoned "Ghan" railway station Lake Eyre (from the air) Brolgas near Birdsville Resident of East MacDonald Ranges Lake Eyre (from the ground) Old Birdsville cemetery