Beyond the Flinders Range, is South Australia's arid, and sometimes desolate, Outback. A large part of the world's opal is found in this region, particularly at Coober Pedy, a frontier-like town famous for its fine opals and unique underground houses and churches.
Perhaps the legendary Birdsville Track best epitomizes the state's Outback. The 310-mile track runs between Marree and Birdsville and is characterized as the driest, most desolate road in all of Australia. But it's exactly the freedom that comes from traveling the open road that captures the imagination. It's seeing nothing but the natural world on the horizon and following the footsteps of explorers and cattlemen from bygone years that opens the heart towards South Australia's many surprises. |
