This remote area expedition into the south-western portion of the little Sandy Desert offers participants an opportunity to experience the arid zone plants, birds, Aboriginal art and outback scenery. Join us as we head north through Mt Magnet and Marymia station to the remote Carnarvon Range Conservation Park.

The Carnarvon Range Conservation Park comprises of 390,000ha situated in the Southwest section of the Little Sandy Desert between the Great Northern Highway in the west, the Canning Stock Route in the East, Mt Essendon (the highest point) in the North and Mt Methwin in the south.

The park offers visitors a great range of spectacular geology, mainly cross bedded red sandstone which takes the form of low undulating hills, occasional steep cliffs and gullies with semi permanent pools. Plains and sand ridges are found at the base of the hills.

There are over 400 vascular plants that have been identified in the park. The vegetation is made up of tall open-shrub land (acacia, grevillea and hakea), Low woodland of mulga and gidgee. The dunes have a low open woodland of sand dune bloodwood and acacia.

Records show that 80 plus species of bird life have been found in the area. Past sightings include a wide range of hawks, honey eaters, pardalote, and night birds.

There is also a strong Aboriginal history in the area and we will spend time looking at some of the areas art sites.

Leaving the park fir our homeward journey we will travel through the Blue Hills Station to the Southern End of the Canning Stock Route then onto Wiluna, Sandstone, Paynes Find and New Norcia.

 

Itinerary

Day 1	Perth - Mt Magnet	LD
Day 2	Mt Magnet - Sth Gascoyne River	BLD
Day 3	Gascoyne River - Marymia Station - Virgin Springs	BLD
Day 4	Virgin Springs Area	BLD
Day 5	Virgin Springs Area - Serpents Glen	BLD
Day 6	Serpents Glen	BLD
Day 7	Serpents Glen - Blue Hills Station - Blue Hills Breakaways	BLD
Day 8	Blue Hills Breakaways Camp site - CSR Well 5 - Wiluna	BLD
Day 9	Wiluna - Sandstone - Paynes Find	BL
Day 10	Paynes Find - Perth	BL

 

Date

28th August 2010

Cost

AUD$3,385.00 in Leaders Vehicle or AUD$2,125 Tag Along (inc. GST)

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