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Murchison River Source Expedition
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Day 4 Sunday 12 August 2007 Russian Jack’s camp to Perth |
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After a leisurely breakfast we wandered around the site and located Russian
Jack’s Well and the site of his camp and hotel. The only evidence of the
hotel was an area paved with very old bricks and the remains of the
fireplace. Leaving the area at 8.00 a.m. we followed the track ever westwards along the Murchison River. At Mt Padbury we headed south. The station tracks were in reasonable condition but didn’t allow speeds higher than about 40 kph. It was time to re-consider our route. Clearly we did not have time to continue along the tracks we were travelling and still get back to Perth at a reasonable hour. It was time to ‘cut and run’. Once we were on the Meekatharra-Ashburton Road we made good time into Meekatharra for refuelling before heading onto to Cue. |
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At Cue we left the highway and went westerly to Walga Rock and had another
tailgate lunch. After looking at the Aboriginal paintings, scratchings and
petroglyphs we followed the
Cue-Dalagaranga Road down to Yalgoo, all the while driving through parched
station country. |
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After a leg stretch and ice cream at Yalgoo our next stop was Jokers Tunnel. Kim and Jeff walked through the tunnel and Phil met them at the other side of the range. |
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We continued on the Yalgoo-Morawa Road. The gravel road was in excellent
condition, allowing speeds of 100 kph. At Morawa we secured the last
available cooked chicken for our dinner. We arrived in Midland at 9.30 p.m. It was a terrific trip; we achieved all of our goals and had a great time. Total distance travelled - 936 kilometres.
Report by Phil Bianchi and Kim Epton Botanical notes by Alex George
Report design and layout by Kim Epton |
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