Mariala National Park - A Silent Drought, Bones of Despair, Spines of Hope in Outback Queensland 

Mariala is a good little out of the way park to visit in Central Queensland. To prepare your vehicle to explore the hidden away gems within central and outback Queensland, visit the Expedition Centre at www.expeditioncentre.com.au

As always, great video and content. No fancy 4wd kits or 4wd gizmo trying to tackle the outback. Just plain old simple, no fuss, single travel, exploring oz. Knowledge and wisdom just like the olden days.

I like the more extended vids. Thanks. Steve

Brett, seriously, if you havent done so already please get onto SBS & ABC and show them your work, you have talent and passion which people need to see!, .......... as usual great work mate. 😊

Great journey...simple explanation ...great landy.

Terrific vid: quality footage, well-judged music and informative narration.

SO NICE PICTURISATION...ITS MELANCHOLIC.......WISHES FROM INDIA.........

love your videos Sir.....very gentle and respectful.....top job

Great recent editing with the music, thanks Mate

Love you videos Brett. This is clearly your passion and I can see the amount of effort that you put into these. The production values of your work is getting better all the time. There’s something very authentic about your work.

Beautiful scenery thanks for taking the time

Nice one Brett, safe travels 👌

Watching these over and over and admire your humble simplicity, tenacity and endurance. Preparing myself to attempt a smaller scale exploration. Very inspiring.

Beaut video mate! The production quality is top notch and very watchable. Looks like a great trip, very quiet red and interesting spots. Great stuff 🙂

Great video Brett. I camped/live in the bush for several months north of Cobar NSW, in mid 2006. The drought was bad then, but not as dry as in this video. It looks almost apocalyptic...

Enjoyable video Brett, Mariala is a park I have been planning to visit for some time now.

Great video Brett. Keep them coming please!

Amazing video Brett! appreciate the time and effort you put in to videos like this. I like all the different video angles and the drone footage. Great Job! Hopefully see you on the tracks one day :)

Great episode! And the new drone shots, awesome!

awesome, thanks for posting.

Love your content Brett. Your pace, and traveling style is just amazing !!

Nice and relaxing. Thanks and cheers :-)

Another great vid Brett, you are starting to make me look a lot differently to our parks and outback and the amazing country we live in, and your not a bad cook either, look forward to the next episode which I hope will have more of your culinary delights. Cheers Graeme.

Brett mate, You are producing some of the best videos atm. Can't wait to catch up when you roll round to my neck of the woods!

the large hole near the rockpools campsite you showed with the holes being dug had a good amount of water and fish in October 2020, probably 80%full

Great history and definetly a beautiful land! I would love to live in Australia! Beautiful land to travel allover! Specially in a 4×4 vehicle like your landy, or a jeep!👋😎👍

Very jealous mate, another great video showcasing another escape to a beautiful corner of Australia

Dude.. this is easily your best video yet. Such great production values.. I really enjoyed it.. my son says the snake at 45secs looks like a Brown snake of some variety with some nasty injuries. I've just done 8000klms on various tracks in the last few weeks and this video has me eager to get right back out there.. well done!!

Excellent vid!

Terrific work mate,I very much enjoyed watching.It's definitely dry,but the lush green leaves are proof there is water down beneath somewhere. Just not very good for anything trying to survive on the surface.The absolute silence is just wonderful as a background to the musical sounds a Defender make,one of the many joys Landy owners savour.Sorry to hear of your turbo failure,but you are going again,the solitude in these areas is just sublime.All the best to you as you move across this beautiful rugged country of ours👍😊

You are very courageous.

Really great video mate! The time and care you spent on it really shows, along with your new gear. Also you seem really relaxed and content, the whole pace of the video and content is like a TV documentary. Loved it!

Great video Brett, makes me want to pack up my Troopy and do the same. Look forward to many more.

Great video Brett. Really good pacing of the story and a great insight into how harsh our country can be. 👌

Great video mate. Great spot. Will take my family there one day soon.

Another great video. Your one of the reasons i started taking a camera and filming my trips. Keep it up mate.

Great vid 👍have you heard of what Australian Wildlife Consevancy (AWC) are doing to conserve especially arid/semi-arid wildlife at risk? I think you would dig it very much being a good hearted aussie. All the best to you.

Another informative video, thanks. The drone certainly puts in some great content. Keep it up and I admire you patience and persistence with that defender. Dedicated to the cause. 👍

Sorry to hear about your turbo dramas mate, fingers crossed thats the last it bothers you!! Love the footage and the trip so far!

Looks good, must try to get out there myself, not too far from Brissy. Excellent video. Cheers.

Some really beautiful photography Brett. Enjoying the subtle music and natural sound too. Bloody turbo! Back over the dyno when you get home? Some more performance charts if we're lucky...

G'day Brett, Really nice clear & natural colours in your cinematography mate, also I really enjoy hearing the interesting & informative information which in most cases are not covered in other channels. Is it a long drawn out & sometimes costly process to apply for a permit or can everything be taken care of on line? & do you know if it applies to all reserves & parks in QLD. I must admit i am envious off the trips you undertake as I also enjoy the solitude & my own company while taking in the vastness of the country along with its natural beauty & wildlife. We are still in the fitting out process & estimate another 12 months to completion, however watching your videos makes us even more determined to reduce this schedule. One final attribute to you & your videos is the wealth of practical first hand information, tips & many places of interest. Most of these places & destinations are on our bucket list & armed with your experiences will greatly benefit us in our travels, & I assume many other people who follow your channel. Safe Travels Mate, Steve.

Good stuff Brett :-)

Been watching your vids for a while now... enjoy them, great work. Im a solo traveler to, if your ever in S.A and keen to do the Strez up to inaminlka and Cameron corner and conngie lakes, happy to travel with you. also any other trips like Dailhouse thermal springs..

Poor snake, personally I'm afraid of snakes, but it's hard to see one that was run over! The rest of the video is sublime. Cheers.

Snags on bread with mushrooms and cheese sounds pretty fancy to me! Back in the day it would have just been snags on bread with some tomato sauce :)

Mate just discovered you channel. I was curious what your daily budget for fuel, food etc while your travel. Love the channel

I was out at a station there in sept and the shooters said to owner that there was a lot of cats

While you were at the water hole you should have dug it out for the wild life.

Hi 👋

Another very good video Brett well done I enjoyed that! Wow 200tdi turbos are not cheap, any suggestions on preventing this from happening as my land Rover is also a 200tdi? Happy roaming!

I cannot remember the year of the model of your defender ? And how many KM done sofar?

That’s the third turbo I believe in just a few short years? Bad luck, you must be very frustrated now!

Can you please give your feedback on the pollution created by cars? And what is your opinion? Thank you

How many Ks on your Landrover when those failures happen? That poor snake looks like it got driven over.

Hi Brett, thanks for the great video. Is there a 200TDi in your 1993 Defender? What is the oil- temperature in "normal" overlanding driving conditions? 80°C degrees as we can see in the video?

By any chance did you get the maker of the portable steam engine?

(The Spanish word is pronounced tor-TEE-ya).

The reason that there are no birds is that you will find that there are numerous wild cats in the area

You are having a bad run with your turbos.

The fact this place is a NP and you need to book your camp site just shows how looney this country has become.

whats your take on global warming brett?

Your fascination with showing dead animals is a bit repetitive and constant throughout your videos but a least the snake you ran over was alive when you got footage of it crossing the road.