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Floods 2000

Continuous heavy rain in the summer of 1999/2000 in Central Australia, caused the normally dry Finke River to flood into the Simpson Desert. These pictures show the flooded inter-dune corridors along Snake Creek during the 10 day Western Simpson Desert Trek. We were continually having to avoid the water - a pleasant surprise in such a dry landscape and something we may not get a chance to do again for many years.

The flooded inter-dune corridor - June 2000 Simpson Desert Floods 2000 Simpson Desert Floods 2000

  The flooded inter-dune corridors along Snake Creek near (the normally dry!) Mayfield Swamp. June 2000.

Simpson Desert

Gidgee, spinifex & dunes

thornydevil

The living desert

Camel string in the inter-dune corridor

Spinifex rings, Gidgee trees & red dunes in the eastern Simpson.

The Thorny Devil is a common resident amongst the spinifex.

After heavy rains, the desert blooms with colour. Near Old Andado.

The camel string in the inter-dune corridor.

Loading the camels

Loading camels in the Western Simpson. Charging the solar panels Loading camels near Birdsville

Unloading. Passengers removing the swags.

Using solar panels to charge the 12volt batteries  during lunchtime.

Passengers helping the crew to lift the packsaddle onto the camel.

The camp

A typical camp scene with trekkers sitting on their swags.

Cooking dinner on the open fire.

Arriving at the Birdsville Hotel.
A typical camp scene around the fire. Cooking dinner using camp-ovens & woks.

The team arriving at the Birdsville Hotel                          after a 10 day trek.

On the move

The camel string near Birdsville.

Leading the string across a claypan.
                                       The camel string leaving Birdsville. Leading the camel string.

All images by Andrew Harper 2000.

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