Trip up North

[CINDERS]

Due to my old comp dying I could not post any pics of trips we have done.
A group of us 5 4x4's did a trip up and around the north April 2025 got as far up as Mt Magnet but with a fair bit happening all around different abandoned stations.
This is where due to economic or family the ppl walked off the land and allot of the buildings are like time capsules to the past.

We have a modest set up with a roof top tent mounted on the rear of our ute stowing the rest of the gear under the frame it sits on.
A normal load for this trip was, 60L spare diesel, 70L potable water, 48 x 500ml water bottles, 12 days worth of foods & snacks, 4.5L diesel or 7L petrol starter pack, spare serpentine belt, spare coolant/oil, compressor, tyre repair plugs, tools, 80ch 2 way, hand held GPS, GPS alert locator, shovels, flares, various fuses-bolts-electrical stuff, cooking gear & fridge/freezer. (Have to acquire coolant hoses for the next trip)

So these are just a few pics of sunsets and sunrises (Windmill pic is a sunrise event)
We covered 2888 klm over 8 days with 2 rest days in those 8.
That seam of quartz through the rock formation was really weird to see anyway will post a few more when I get all them downloaded onto this new computer.

[Sapper740]

That's a beaut of a Ute you have there Cinders and sounds like you and your friends went on quite the overlanding odyssey. I follow Shauno and his mates on their 4WD 24/7 YouTube channel who have done some epic overlanding trips in Oz. Perhaps you've heard of them? They inspired me to get back on the trail so I bought a Ram Power Wagon last year although I generally just do day trips from a very comfortable base camp.

[Low & Slow]

Nice pics. Must have been a nice jaunt. Didn't know you could see Orion down there, but I'm no navigator.

[CINDERS]

My wife has an app on her phone you take a pic of the stars and it will tell you (Show) the constellation or their names.
I'm pretty useless at stars I can find the big dipper and the moon but cannot even find the southern cross how sad is that for an antipodean........