LSL 1998 – Northern Australia

In 1998, Sue and I left Perth and took off on a camping holiday in our Nissan Patrol 4WD. We left Perth in early June and returned in October, were on the road for a total of 91 days and travelled approximately 20,000kms. We pitched a tent 76 times, and travelled through some of the most amazing country. Sites we visited included:

  • Mitchell Falls, off the Gibb River Road (WA)
  • Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) NP (WA)
  • Litchfield NP (NT)
  • Lawn Hill NP (Qld)
  • Whitsunday Islands (Qld)
  • Daintree Rainforest (Qld)
  • Uluru (Ayers Rock) (NT)
  • Mac Donnell Ranges (NT)

The map below gives the approximate route we travelled:

The following images were all taken on film and later scanned into digital format using a Nikon Coolscan digital scanner.

Mitchell Falls, Kimberley, Western Australia
Mitchell Falls, Kimberley, Western Australia
Pentecost River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Gibb River Road
Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia, Kapok Tree
Kimberley, Gibb River Road, Western Australia
Kimberley, Western Australia, Rock Art
Kimberley, Western Australia, Rock Art
Kimberley, Western Australia, Rock Art
Emma Gorge, El Questro Station, Kimberley, Western Australia, Panorama
Entrance to Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia, Panorama
Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Cathedral Cave, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia, Panorama
Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Echidna Chasm, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Echinda Chasm, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Palm Valley, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia
Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Lost City
Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Termite Nests, Northern Territory, Australia, magnetic
Florence Falls, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Fogg Dam Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia, Ibis
Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia
Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia
Palm, spikes, tropical
Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia
Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia, Sunrise, storm
Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia, relaxing
Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia, Thunderstorm
Kuranda, Railway, Queensland, Australia, waterfall
Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia, Cruising, Yacht, Sunset
Devils Marbles, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia
Uluru, Ayers Rock, Central Australia, Sunset
Uluru, Ayers Rock, Central Australia
Ochre Pit, Northern Territory, Central Australlia
MacDonnell-Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
MacDonnell-Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia, dry
MacDonnell-Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
Ochre Pit, Northern Territory, Central Australlia
MacDonnell Ranges West_Central-Australia-(LSL1998_MF_Central01_-13)
MacDonnell Ranges West_Central-Australia-(LSL1998_MF_Central01_-15)
Arltunga Reserve, MacDonnell Ranges East, Northern Territory, Stone buildings
Ghost Gum, Central Australia, Northern Territory
Arltunga Reserve, MacDonnell Ranges East, Northern Territory, Stone buildings
Ghost Gum, Central Australia, Northern Territory
Mitchell Falls, Kimberley, Western Australia Mitchell Falls, Kimberley, Western Australia Pentecost River, Kimberley, Western Australia, Gibb River Road Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia, Kapok Tree Kimberley, Gibb River Road, Western Australia Kimberley, Western Australia, Rock Art Kimberley, Western Australia, Rock Art Kimberley, Western Australia, Rock Art Emma Gorge, El Questro Station, Kimberley, Western Australia, Panorama Entrance to Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia, Panorama Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Cathedral Cave, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia, Panorama Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Echidna Chasm, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Echinda Chasm, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Palm Valley, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Lost City Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia Termite Nests, Northern Territory, Australia, magnetic Florence Falls, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia Fogg Dam Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia, Ibis Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia Palm, spikes, tropical Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia, Sunrise, storm Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia, relaxing Thornton Beach, Echo Beach, Queensland, Australia, Thunderstorm Kuranda, Railway, Queensland, Australia, waterfall Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia, Cruising, Yacht, Sunset Devils Marbles, Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia Uluru, Ayers Rock, Central Australia, Sunset Uluru, Ayers Rock, Central Australia Ochre Pit, Northern Territory, Central Australlia MacDonnell-Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia MacDonnell-Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia, dry MacDonnell-Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Ochre Pit, Northern Territory, Central Australlia MacDonnell Ranges West_Central-Australia-(LSL1998_MF_Central01_-13) MacDonnell Ranges West_Central-Australia-(LSL1998_MF_Central01_-15) Arltunga Reserve, MacDonnell Ranges East, Northern Territory, Stone buildings Ghost Gum, Central Australia, Northern Territory Arltunga Reserve, MacDonnell Ranges East, Northern Territory, Stone buildings Ghost Gum, Central Australia, Northern Territory