Outback safari end day 1 and day 2

The drive up from adelaide was a wet one, raining cats and dingos! We even made a pit stop in Clare! I sent a txt to everyone but no one ran to see me, haha. It's amazing what a couple weeks with rain did to the valley! When I left it was dry as a bone and everything was brown... Loads of fresh green grass everywhere!
The past couple days have been spent exploring the Flinders Mountain Range and staying both nights in the old mill converted in ti hotel in the town Quorn. An old railroad station town fir the ghan(Adelaide to Darwin) but now just has an old steam train for touring the local area.
First day we hiked to the town of Dutchman stern... With a great view for miles! Could see near 360 degree view of eroded (is that a word?) round top mountains, spencer gulf and port augusta in the far distance. The hike back down was awesome, the sun was setting and all the kangaroos were starting to appear, lots of close encounters! When we returned to the hotel we met the south bound bus of the same tour made dinner and watched wolf creek (again! If you want to see a bloody horror flick about backpacking in Australia based on true stories check it out, if not stay AWAY!)
Day 2 was full of history, a new terrain and heaps of animals. Most of the day was spent in the wiapena pound, a horseshoe shaped mountain range... Learned of it's past as a sheep farm then grain and now nature reserve. Also learned a few of the aboriginal stories of how it was formed. It was a foggy cool morning so most of us passed on the mountain top hike on the advice that the view will likely be not worthwile. So we took a easy stroll along a river into the pound and a short hike to a lookout which wasn't bad as the mist did clear slightly.
After a BBQ lunch we went out seeking wildlife! On the drive we saw quite a few wild emus, heaps of grey and red kangaroos (was told the reds can jump nearly 15 feet high and cover about 25 feet of ground in a single "hop") even saw a guy with a couple camels. In the warren gorge we saw the elusive yellow tail wallaby!!! A crazy little kangaroo! Jumping around the rocks all nimbly wunbly... And they have very interesting colorings, dark faces, grey body, yellow legs and striped yellow and black tail, snuck up on one and got some great shots of it feeding. On the drive back to the "mill" say a few wedge tailed eagles feeding on road kill, huge birds! 6+ foot wingspan and capable of killing full grown kangaroos with a sneak attack, swooping down right into the back of their heads and knocking them out cold. After a beautiful sunset most of us passed out on the ride home from the days adventures. Back at the hotel our bus made dinner for everyone.... Feral BBQ! Kangaroo steak, emu patties and camel sausage... All pretty good. To bed early for a early start for nearly a full day of driving.


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