The ultimate road trip to the Red Centre
The Red Centre of Australia has always been a popular winter escape for southern tourers but, as Miriam Blaker discovered, the road trip to get there is just as exciting.
New Simpson Desert Recovery Service
Words Allison Watt Pics Simpson Desert Recovery Service & Ben Carceller Hema Maps is supporting the new Birdsville-based Simpson Desert Recovery Service with navigation equipment and mapping...
Exploring Victoria's Deserts: Border Track
Victoria isn't known for its deserts, and rightfully so. Technically speaking, it doesn't actually have any – even the deceptively named Little Desert receives more than 250mm of rain per year, w...
3 Great Desert 4WD Tracks from an Updated Hema Maps Guide
Great Desert Tracks is a comprehensive and informative guide which includes plenty of essential pre-trip reading including general information about Australia's deserts, track descriptions, maps, p...
Exploring the Iconic Sandy Blight Junction Road
Sandy Blight Junction Road begins 254km from Yulara and runs for 321km to the Gary Junction Track near Kintore. Turning west at Kata Tjuta, the bitumen continues for longer than you expect. The roa...
Let the Goog Times Roll - Googs Track, SA
Words: Sam Richards Pics: Sam Richards & Emma Warren(Image: The Goog's Track is a rollercoaster that refuses to end.)If solitude, dune driving, orange dirt vistas, desert wildlife, and starry s...
South Aussie Space Odyssey - Flinders and Gammon Ranges
Words and Pics Sam RichardsThere’s a lot more to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia than the national park, as I discovered on a nine-day expedition as low down as the Bridle Track and as high ...
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