Apr 23, Flinders Ranges

There was supposed to be a Stobie Poles Mural in Murray Town and not only couldn't we find the mural, we couldn't find the town. Some of the towns here are really, really small, so it's no surprise that we missed it. Stobie poles are telephone poles. Some of the ones we've seen were made of concrete and had scenes painted on them.

At Melrose we took a 3 km walk in the hills to Cathedral Rock and the War Memorial. It was confusing because the area had extensive biking trails and hiking trails, but we managed. We saw a few kangaroos, but for the most part, they spotted us before we spotted them and they hopped away.
Outside of Melrose there was a memorial to the Goyder Line. "In 1865, Surveyor General, George Goyder, marked on the map of South Australia, a line delineating drought-affected country. The line became an important factor in settlement in the state, being regarded as an indication of the limits of lands considered safe for agricultural development." The line still holds true today.

In Quorn, we found that the train would run again in the morning and the camel tours are no longer running. So we drove up to Milpena Pound in the heart of the Flinders Range for a quick look. At that point we turned around to go back to Quorn and south. We took another hike to Arkaroo Rock and Aboriginal paintings. It was a nice hike up and down the rocky hillsides.

On the road again, Samson spotted a sign for sheep shearing tomorrow. He has been wanting to see that ever since we got out into the countryside. So we stopped at a lookout for the night and will go back to the sheep station in the morning.

Pictures - Jeanne on swing bridge, View from Melrose Track, Road to Flinders Ranges, Arkaroo Rock Paintings, Samson on Arkaroo Trail, Flinders Range