Tom Price to Mt Sandiman

Tom Price

Tom Price is Western Australia’s highest town. It offered the opportunity to re-stock and re-fuel. We stayed the night in Tom Price.

Mount Nameless

Before departure for Mount Augustus we drove to the top of Mount Nameless. It is the highest one can comfortably drive a vehicle in Western Australia (the track to the top of the higher Mount Meharry is suitable only for very well-setup 4WD vehicles) provides great views of the surrounding terrain and the Tom Price iron ore operations.

: Mount Bruce.

: Mount Bruce.

: Driving up Mt Nameless.

: Karla on Mt Nameless.

: Shaina on Mt Nameless.

To Mount Augustus

We left Tom Price and headed out to the Nanutarra Road, intending to turn south on the Ashburton Downs Road, go east around the Baring Range, through Dooley Downs and come into Mt Augustus from the north.

: Taking a break – Ohad, Sean, Matt and Aaron.

However, the Ashburton Downs Road was closed, as was the next attempt to head south through Wyloo.

: Ehud and Greg at the Ashburton Downs Road.

We continued to Nanutarra on the North West Coastal Highway and headed south west, turning off the highway at Towera Road. What a magnificent, comfortable, high speed dirt road this is!

: Matt’s F250 on the Towera road.

Lyndon River

Past Lyndon Station we turned off the Lyndon Minnie Creek Road to find a campsite across the Lyndon River. After extricating the Patrol and the Silver Bullet from the hungry river sands we found a pleasant campsite just before dusk.

: Crossing the Lyndon River.

: Extracting the Patrol and Silver Bullet.

: F250 tows the Patrol and trailer out of the river sand.

: Evening shower.

: At the Lyndon River.

: Not quite rubbing two sticks together.

: Campfire at Lyndon River.

: Lyndon River Camp.

To Mount Sandiman Station

From our overnight camp we worked our way south through Mangaroon towards Mount Sandiman Station.

: Dingo near Mangaroon.

: Wedgetail eagle taking off.

: Tania in frame.

: Derelict homestead.

: A wood stove that’s seen better days.

: The remains of an eight stand shearing shed.

: Sheep race.

Go to Kennedy Range.

Return to Karijini.

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