Rawlinson Ranges...The Gibson Desert

The area we are now in covers the Gibson Desert where poor Gibson, who apparently was not the brightest, lost his life in tragic circumstances. 

The hero of the story is Giles, who was an amazing explorer of this part of Australia. 

Mick has been reading exerpts from his diary every evening and they are a gripping read. For those interested, Giles Diaries are available as a free download from Gutenberg Press as an e-book. 

It is quite amazing to stop and explore all those places he discovered and named. Most are either mountain ranges, or especially places where he found water for his party, and horses. And most importantly for future travellers.