Burrowed amid the dunes of the
Simpson Desert in Australia's arid Red Centre, this boutique gem is the ultimate in remote luxury, with mighty Uluru a spectacular view from luxury tented cabins adorned with organic linens, bespoke furnishings and complimentary binoculars and maps.
Another bucket list feat: a drive up Big Red, the tallest sand dune in the
Simpson Desert. Imagine the feeling of standing on top of the dune and taking in the vastness and silence at your feet, and then traversing deeper into the
Simpson Desert, over many more dunes, before enjoying Deb's legendary pot of tea and some of the best Anzac biscuits ever!
Or head to Mount Isa and out to Boulia for camel races and on to Birdsville to see the
Simpson Desert in all its red glory.--Julietta Jameson
Chapter topics include the journey begins, to the west with camels, to the desert, across the
Simpson Desert, Dalhousie and to the centre, across the Gibson Desert, to the coast, and to the sea.
Some evidence suggests that many active aeolian dune-fields terminate in desert rivers and aeolian sand may even truncate the channels of some ephemeral desert streams [16-21], for example, the Strzelecki desert at the Cooper Creek River in South Australia [16], the Namib desert at the Kuiseb channel in Africa [17, 18], the
Simpson desert at the Finke River in Australia [19], and the Ulan Buh desert at the Yellow River in China [21].
Younger platypus fossils are known from Australia in what is now the
Simpson Desert. Before the discovery of Obdurodon tharalkooschild, these fossils suggested that platypuses became smaller and reduced the size of their teeth through time.
He considers clues to its fate by examining suggested routes they may have taken: northern, from central Queensland to the Gulf and Roper River country to the Tanami-Victoria River region, and east-west, beginning with the south and southeast
Simpson Desert, moving to the north and northeast
Simpson Desert and southern Barkly Tableland, to the southeastern portion of Western Australia.
Australia: A 51-year-old mother said Wednesday she felt "fantastic" but tired after becoming the first woman to run across Australia s
Simpson Desert, enduring searing temperatures on the 660 kilometre journey.
AoCarla Perrotti is an extraordinary woman, a citizen of the world who has left her dynamic footprint in many of the worldAAEs most challenging deserts, including the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, the
Simpson Desert in Australia, the Tenere Desert in Niger, and the snake-infested Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.
On a recent trip to Bush Heritage's Ethabuka property in the north-east corner of the
Simpson Desert, Dr Tischler saw desert short-tailed mice, which haven't been recorded there for 18 years.
Simpson Desert - a desert region of central Australia