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Come drive with me…

Ever heard the Emerson Drive song “I love this Road“?

Or Keith Urban‘s “Where the Black Top Ends”?

I adore them both … so here is what I want you to do.

Choose your favourite driving song up here at the top of the post, then let it play as you scroll your way through some of the images shot during my almost 2000km drive last week to Blackall (western Qld) and back.  Pretend you are on the road trip with me – keep your coffee close at hand (it’s an early start) and I will try not to talk too much (but I cannot promise that I won’t sing!).

So crank it up, kids!
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River coming to life…

roads_9149 e Silent except for the tyres on the concrete bridge …

roads_9159 fMorning light caressing pasture and mists…

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Highlighting rhythmic sweeps of the landscape…
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Brightening to share last glimpses of our river and gums…
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Hills getting smaller, skies bigger…
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Trees change shape ….ROAD_9618 E…and size…
roads_9720And roads loooooonger…

melton_9228 eDirt detours with special friends…

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Gates across red dirt roads…

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Halfway through epic journey – check out sign.   Jack Howe a champion shearer after which the blue work singlet is named, the Black Stump mythical map point for people explaining how far outback something might be: ‘Beyond the Black Stump’!

See the whole town map is also included!

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Wide, wiiiiiiiiide streets. Space is one thing there is not a shortage of out here…

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Fabulous sculpture of Roly Poly grass ball…

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Headless horseman?  (A local might need to ‘splain this to me!)

Then we are back on the road after this event –  to head home.  The roads are BIG out here and so is the traffic.  road_9578 e

This was an average truck (with three trailers/dogs) – Aussie highways usually only allowed one trailer.

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Let’s go a different road for a while?  Off the beaten track maybe?

road_9616 eAlready worth it… no traffic!

No-one pointing at the crazy lady…
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…taking photos in the middle of the road…

roads_2143 fPanorama of that VASTNESS on the i-phone baby… (click on pic to see it properly)

roads_9614 eHow. Is. That. Sky… *sigh*

road_9623 e*Double sigh*

roads_9624 eFunny creek names…

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One of VERY many dry creek beds…

road_9631 eLeaves and sky relieving the sepia of the parched landscape…

road_9642 eReady for some d-d-dirt?  A few corrugations to keep you awake…

road_9647 eDodging the deep red sand and curious cows…

road_9660 eBack on the highway as the sun sets…

road_9671 eI love this road…

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