ARKAROOLA - An epic 4x4 Adventure in outback South Australia | Vanlife Australia 

Bushwalked in the sanctuary with special permission from Reg Sprigg back in 1980. Walked for three weeks, caching dry food and radiating from the cache. Did this three times from South to North, finishing on top of Ben Bonyathe and climbing down the Northern ridge. Fabulous country! Unforgettable bushwalks :-)

Arkaroola and Balcanoona truly big sky country. I travelled that exact same road from Leigh Creek in a western star fuel tanker supporting a B206 awesome video.

Thank you. This video is really good.

Great episode , thanks so much guys , love your work xx

OMG your videos are so informative thank you so much.

We left our kettle outside overnight in June 2018 and it froze solid! Good video guys 👍

A great place to visit. Stones hanging from posts are usually attached to keep the post in the ground in a dip, where the post has little grip in poor holding ground. That’s my story. Cheers!

Wow! Definitely spectacular. I would have been hanging on for dear life on the back of that 4x4!! Nigel is such a gentleman pushing your pushie up the hill 😀

Wow , what an incredible place, the scenery was absolutely amazing, and those wallabies…..so beautiful, never seen one before. Awesome vid.

That was great. Thanks! Can’t wait to go there one day.

Well, that was definitely spectacular scenery. Very special. I can't say I've ever seen anything quite like it either. Great to be able to see it via your videos. Those wallaby's were special too. For some reason the clarity in this video seemed to be extra good. Maybe nothing has changed, I just really noticed how clear the videography was. I've always thought it was good, but something just stood out this time, so maybe it was just the scenery (unless you have a new camera). Thanks for the chance to see this beautiful area. 🤗💖

Rode up the Mawson Trail to Blinman, then onwards to Arkaroola. Attempted to ride the Ridge Top road, but seemed to walk it than riding it lol 😂. Went out to the copper mines and smelter. Enjoyed the Observatory, gazing the Milky Way

Good morning to both of you. Thanks for sharing and the work. It’s beautiful country but so barren,I guess that is what makes it so beautiful. The Patriot is well worth watching and I encourage all on your channel to see your videos 👏👏👍👍😘

A great spot had never heard of it before , well done on the bike rides

Love ya shows gee u guys are having a good time touring around , travel safe 👍

We camped at Wilpena Pound and it was so so good.

Good afternoon, my boots have so much history 😁 I never knew that and I've been wearing his brand for age's, the wallaby are a beauty animal, cool colours, gosh they almost went into extinction but thanks to Reg Sprigg and the sanctuary, I was just reading about the Sprigg family and their journey "absolutely amazing" and those rocks hanging on the waratah's" might be anchors just incase it falls over 😂 these outback journeys you take are so breathtaking, thanks for taking us with you, until next time take care out there and enjoy✌🏼 🤠👍🏻

Guys did you know that just outside of Arkaroola is Beverly uranium mine, right next to a National Park?

What a truly majestically place! Sue, maybe walking poles may have helped with the steeper bits, but that loose surface sure looked troublesome! 😅

Great clip How much did the tour set you back ?

You still didn't get night sky or sunrise or sunset or moon rise I dont know what do with two lol Still it alright vid🤠

View Larger Image I Love a sunburnt country poem There are many famous Australian poets which have produced iconic pieces which have helped to shape and remind us of the beautiful country that we live. Dorothea Mackellar’s famous poem “My Country” is the perfect example of this, capturing the beauty of the Australian landscape. Written in 1906, Dorothea wrote My Country whilst on a trip to England where she was clearly missing her homeland. This poem was a hit from day one, being published in the popular British paper “The Spectator” under the original title of “Core of My Heart”. Only 23 years of age, Dorothea later had a successful career in Australia writing a collection of poetry books and novels. Dorothea returned back to Australia after her trip and lived in Sydney until her death in 1968 at 82 years of age. Dorothea’s enduring legacy is her poem which help its readers envision Australia as sunburnt country which we love. Many Australian’s are familiar with this poem but not in its entirety so we’ve produced the full version here. My Country is often also known as “I love a sunburnt country’ after the most famous section of the piece. My Country - I love a sunburnt country The love of field and coppice, Of green and shaded lanes. Of ordered woods and gardens Is running in your veins, Strong love of grey-blue distance Brown streams and soft, dim skies I know but cannot share it, My love is otherwise. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of drought and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me! A stark white ring-barked forest All tragic to the moon, The sapphire-misted mountains, The hot gold hush of noon. Green tangle of the brushes, Where lithe lianas coil, And orchids deck the tree-tops And ferns the warm dark soil. Core of my heart, my country! Her pitiless blue sky, When sick at heart, around us We see the cattle die - But then the grey clouds gather, And we can bless again The drumming of an army, The steady, soaking rain. Core of my heart, my country! Land of the Rainbow Gold, For flood and fire and famine, She pays us back threefold - Over the thirsty paddocks, Watch, after many days, The filmy veil of greenness That thickens as we gaze. Dorothea Mackellar

Did you learn anything of the indigenous history of the area ? 💕👍🏽