nuggetstuff
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The 4th leg of my second trip last year took in the Gary H/way and a section of the old Gunbarrel H/way, both Len Beadell gems which have not seen a grader blade since they were cut in the 60s.
The Gary H/way starts at Gary Junction. Just off well 33 of the Canning Stock Route, intersects with the Talawana Track at Windy Junction and the Gunbarrel at Everard Junction. I then took the Gunbarrel and Heather H/ways to Warburton all H/Ways being very rough, unmaintained tracks. The yellow line is this section.
Gary Junction is in the Gibson Desert marking the intersection of the Gary Junction Rd and the Gary H/Way and is marked with a replica of the original sign made by Len Beadell. He punched the original on an aluminium plate bolted to a flap cut in the top of an old drum and folded up. The bolt holes were made using his service revolver!
The Gary H/way is extremely remote and littered with white ant mounds which are hard as steel and just waiting to take a toll on the suspension, tyre or rim of the unwary traveller.
Wormy Whau Whau Well was drilled by an exploration team in 1970. The bore casing and the poly cap are still intact.
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Veevers Meteorite Crater was discovered by a survey team in 1975. About the size of a iron field it has obviously filled a bit over the years but it was still pretty awesome to stand exactly where something from outer space has hit earth.
The track in and out to the meteorite was more moon than earth like with the effect made worse by recent fires in the desert making it look a pimple riddled version of Gunners right bum cheek.
The Gary H/way starts at Gary Junction. Just off well 33 of the Canning Stock Route, intersects with the Talawana Track at Windy Junction and the Gunbarrel at Everard Junction. I then took the Gunbarrel and Heather H/ways to Warburton all H/Ways being very rough, unmaintained tracks. The yellow line is this section.
Gary Junction is in the Gibson Desert marking the intersection of the Gary Junction Rd and the Gary H/Way and is marked with a replica of the original sign made by Len Beadell. He punched the original on an aluminium plate bolted to a flap cut in the top of an old drum and folded up. The bolt holes were made using his service revolver!
The Gary H/way is extremely remote and littered with white ant mounds which are hard as steel and just waiting to take a toll on the suspension, tyre or rim of the unwary traveller.
Wormy Whau Whau Well was drilled by an exploration team in 1970. The bore casing and the poly cap are still intact.
Veevers Meteorite Crater was discovered by a survey team in 1975. About the size of a iron field it has obviously filled a bit over the years but it was still pretty awesome to stand exactly where something from outer space has hit earth.
The track in and out to the meteorite was more moon than earth like with the effect made worse by recent fires in the desert making it look a pimple riddled version of Gunners right bum cheek.
