Kata Tjuṯa, from the start of the Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Track to Lasseter's Cave
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Lasseter's Cave - Kuḻpi Tjuntinya
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
At a Len Beadell ghost gum plaque, Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
First night's camp, off the Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
First night's camp, off the Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Morning, 2nd day. Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
MacMeikan Range
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Campfire Smoke, MacMeikan Range, Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
MacMeikan Range, from the Great Central Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Giles Meteorological Observatory & Museum
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge (off the Sandy Blight Jct Rd)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge / Rockholes (off the Sandy Blight Jct Rd)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge / Rockholes (off the Sandy Blight Jct Rd)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge, ancient rock art
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge, ancient rock art
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge, ancient rock art
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pangkurpini Gorge, ancient rock art
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Ancient petroglyph, near the Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Ancient petroglyph, near the Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Ancient petroglyph, near the Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Ancient petroglyph, near the Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
A staked tyre on the Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
A staked tyre on the Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Camp, Day 2, Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Len Beadell Plaque, WA/NT border, Sandy Blight Jct Rd.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Len Beadell Plaque, WA/NT border, Sandy Blight Jct Rd.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Sandy Blight Junction Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Beadell Plaque, marking location of historic explorer Tietkens marked tree 5.89
        
      
     
    
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore Range, Sandy Blight Jct Rd.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore, shelter of covered basketball court
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore - Kiwirrkurra Road, NT -> WA border crossing
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore - Kiwirrkurra Road, NT -> WA border crossing
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Beadell NT/WA border marker on the Kintore - Kiwirrkurra Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
3rd night, Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
4th night, steak dinner. Munderri Outstation.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Day 5, Munderri Outstation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Day 5, Munderri Outstation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Day 5, Munderri Outstation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Day 5, Munderri Outstation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Amongst the Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Amongst the Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Amongst the Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Amongst the Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Amongst the Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Sunset at Munderri Outstation, Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
In the Dovers Hills
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Day 5 evening
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Dinner time (curry with papadams)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kiwirrkurra Roadhouse
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
At the Kiwirrkurra Roadhouse
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
At the Kiwirrkurra Roadhouse
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kiwirrkurra Roadhouse
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Going on to Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Restricted country
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
With Mantua Nangala (first contact)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
In Pintubi homeland country, Gibson Desert
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
In Pintubi homeland country, Gibson Desert
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yalti Napangati & Mantua Nangala (first contact)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
With Yalti Napangati
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yukultji prising out a goanna from rock crevice
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
With Yukultji Napangati (Pintupi Nine)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Mantua Nangala (first contact 1963)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yalti Napangati (Pintubi Nine, 1984)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yukultji Napangati (Pintupi Nine, 1984)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Mantua, Yalti & Yukultji, seeking goannas
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yukultji Napangati (Pintupi Nine)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Pintubi
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Mantua digging for a sand goanna
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Mantua, Yukultji & Yalti
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yukultji looking for witchety grubs
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yukultji & Mantua
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yalti Napangati (Pintubi Nine, 1984)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yalti Napangati (Pintubi Nine, 1984)
        
      
     
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
          
Mantua, Yalti & Yukultji
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yalti with fire-cooked goannas.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Yukultji cooking witchety grubs
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Large community project piece (still incomplete)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
On the way back from Kiwirrkurra
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
At the end of Day 6, Munderri Outstation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Gerry, sous chef; Munderri Outstation, Day 8
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation, Day 8
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Finding remnant ancient rock art, vicinity of Munderri Outstation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Finding remnant ancient rock art; Jean François.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Munderri Outstation surrounds, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Cheeses. Munderri Outstation, Day 9
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Break out from Dovers Hills, Kiwirrkurra Road.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Border crossing from WA  in to NT, Kiwirrkurra Road.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Back in NT, Kintore Kiwirrkurra Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore Kiwirrkurra Road (NT)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Approaching Kintore
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Rock outcrop with ancient water holes and grinding pits.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Rock outcrop with evidence of ancient habitation
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Travel on Kintore Road towards Papunya
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Day 10 camp, by the Kintore Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Crew's pre-dawn quiet time by the campfire
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Kintore Road at Day 10 camp
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Sand dune and swale at campsite
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Sand dune and swale at campsite
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Camp set up for 10th night
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Camp set up for 10th night
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Evening camp at sunset, Day 10
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Warm fire; Sue and me.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Icy morning on Day 11
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Frost on the swag (and camel footprints!)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Cold morning on Day 11
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Morning in camp, Day 11
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Our camp, from the nearby sanddune
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Camel on the road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Along Kintore Road, Mt Liebig coming in to view
        
      
     
    
    
      
      
        
          
Preparing our lunch, Day 11 (Andrew)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Preparing our lunch, Day 11 (Gerry & Mikey)
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Lunch is served, Day 11
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Leaving Papunya
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Travel east from Papunya
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Travel east from Papunya
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Swag set up, airing and drying in the last warmth of the afternoon sun
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Setting up camp for the last time, on Day 11
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Evening twilight at our final camp, Day 11.
        
      
     
    
    
      
      
        
          
Andrew preparing our last camp dinner
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Andrew preparing our last camp dinner
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Andrew & Gerry preparing our last camp dinner
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
The last supper!
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Around the campfire, with full moon. Final night.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Wayne & Jean François, on washing up duty.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Andrew sings by the campfire
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Sun rising on our final camp, Day 12.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Breakfast laid out ready
        
      
     
    
    
    
      
      
        
          
Namatjira Kintore Link Road towards Haasts Bluff
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Haasts Bluff
        
      
     
    
    
      
      
        
          
Namatjira Kintore Link Road
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Memory Mountain illuminated 20m cross, Namatjira Kintore Link Road
        
      
     
    
    
      
      
        
          
Finke River, Mount Sonder Lookout, Namatjira Drive
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Re-inflating tyres, Mount Sonder Lookout.
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Glen Helen Gorge
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Glen Helen Gorge
        
      
     
    
      
      
        
          
Gerry (c), Andrew (c), Chris, Craig (c), Philip , Jean François, Michael (c), Wayne, Sue, Robert (+ Bob). Alice Springs