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No flying in this trip (well, I might occasionally get airborne over some sand dunes…) but it may be of interest to some.
Tomorrow morning I’m off on a three-week expedition along the Canning Stock Route (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Stock_Route). This is a heavy-duty 4WD tag-along trip of around 2000km from Wiluna to Halls Creek. It’s generally recognised as Australia’s most iconic 4WD expedition.
All-up, I’m allowing five weeks for the trip to provide for a couple of shakedown days to get to the Wiluna start point and for some leisurely driving back to Perth via sights in the Kimberley and Pilbara.
![CSR.jpg CSR.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/89/89395-caadf436d6ed823c8ff2ca068019665f.jpg)
There certainly won’t be any live reporting on the CSR itself. There’s no communication other than radio and satphone out there!
I’ve chosen to get to the Wiluna start over two days via a couple of places I’ve not previously visited. Rowles Lagoon Conservation Park is the only freshwater wetland reserved for nature conservation in the WA Goldfields, while Lake Ballard (Antony Gormley’s “Inside Australia†- Lake Ballard) is famous for an array of 51 statues. It’s been on my to-do list for a while.
(From Wikipedia: In 2003, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Perth International Arts Festival the Inside Australia exhibition was commissioned. The artist and Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley installed 51 sculptures over an area of 10 square kilometres on the bed of the lake. The statues were to be removed after the festival but remain as a tourist exhibition.)
The map gives an idea of the route to Wiluna but I’ll be taking some back roads from Rowles Lagoon to Lake Ballard and beyond to Wiluna that Google Maps won’t easily plot. After that, it’s into the wilderness!
The return route to Perth from Halls Creek will be as whims take me.
![Days1-2.JPG Days1-2.JPG](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/89/89396-ff6d36f8b975f738cfa755780b31fdc3.jpg)
The vehicle. Legendary landcruiser ‘Troopy’. V8TD, 2x90L fuel tanks, plus 60L fuel on the roof, 80L water. Once on the CSR, fuel is only available at Kunawarritji.
No place for wussy toy pretend 4WDs or posey Toorak Tractors on this little excursion!
![Troopy.JPG Troopy.JPG](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/89/89397-d830cdd656231b6ab0ecdf0aa602e7a4.jpg)
I’ll continue the TR once I’m home in early August.
Tomorrow morning I’m off on a three-week expedition along the Canning Stock Route (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Stock_Route). This is a heavy-duty 4WD tag-along trip of around 2000km from Wiluna to Halls Creek. It’s generally recognised as Australia’s most iconic 4WD expedition.
All-up, I’m allowing five weeks for the trip to provide for a couple of shakedown days to get to the Wiluna start point and for some leisurely driving back to Perth via sights in the Kimberley and Pilbara.
![CSR.jpg CSR.jpg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/89/89395-caadf436d6ed823c8ff2ca068019665f.jpg)
There certainly won’t be any live reporting on the CSR itself. There’s no communication other than radio and satphone out there!
I’ve chosen to get to the Wiluna start over two days via a couple of places I’ve not previously visited. Rowles Lagoon Conservation Park is the only freshwater wetland reserved for nature conservation in the WA Goldfields, while Lake Ballard (Antony Gormley’s “Inside Australia†- Lake Ballard) is famous for an array of 51 statues. It’s been on my to-do list for a while.
(From Wikipedia: In 2003, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Perth International Arts Festival the Inside Australia exhibition was commissioned. The artist and Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley installed 51 sculptures over an area of 10 square kilometres on the bed of the lake. The statues were to be removed after the festival but remain as a tourist exhibition.)
The map gives an idea of the route to Wiluna but I’ll be taking some back roads from Rowles Lagoon to Lake Ballard and beyond to Wiluna that Google Maps won’t easily plot. After that, it’s into the wilderness!
The return route to Perth from Halls Creek will be as whims take me.
![Days1-2.JPG Days1-2.JPG](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/89/89396-ff6d36f8b975f738cfa755780b31fdc3.jpg)
The vehicle. Legendary landcruiser ‘Troopy’. V8TD, 2x90L fuel tanks, plus 60L fuel on the roof, 80L water. Once on the CSR, fuel is only available at Kunawarritji.
No place for wussy toy pretend 4WDs or posey Toorak Tractors on this little excursion!
![Troopy.JPG Troopy.JPG](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/89/89397-d830cdd656231b6ab0ecdf0aa602e7a4.jpg)
I’ll continue the TR once I’m home in early August.