Big Red Hill

A section of hill on the Powerline track near Glasshouse Mountains called Big Red. It certainly is a big red hill and is now so rutted that it is impossible for nearly any vehicle to climb it.

Rise Sun

Photographers and early risers watch the Sun as it traverses the horizon, from the top of Big Red (the sand dune).

Sunup

The sleepy campground below Big Red is veiled in a haze of smoke and dust at sunup on a cool Monday morning last week in Birdsville.

Drone

A ubiquitous sight at many large events these days is the drone camera. I snapped this one catching some footage of the four wheel drives climbing Big Red.

Sand Hill Climb

Part of the entertainment at the Big Red Bash involved watching many members of the public almost literally throw their expensive 4x4 rigs at the steep track up the Big Red sand dune. Some of the cars got a bit more of a bash than others. I remember hearing this land cruiser hit the bump stops on landing.

Big Red Laser Show

The night time laser show on the Big Red sand dune was a remarkable sight from anywhere in the sprawling camp ground.

Shade Of A Milky Way Tree

The Milky Way sets over the iconic Big Red sand dune near Birdsville.

Sunset Pastels

As the sun set further atop Big Red, the colours came from the clouds in the sky, and reflected in the lake below.

Big Red Sunset

An old photo I had not uploaded from my trip to Big Red near Birdsville.  I enjoyed a quiet sunset on top of the dune.

Big Sky

Big Red under a big sky.

Lake In The Sand

A shallow lake behind the Big Red Sand Dune near Birdsville. It was the last thing I expected to see in this desert.

Wind Blown

Thirty kilometres west of Birdsville lies Big Red. The sand dune that signifies the beginning of the Simpson Desert crossing. One day soon I shall return to this place and cross said desert.