Two weeks ago we drove down south towards Adelaide on the Stuart highway to camp at Rainbow Valley for a night.
The area is very sandy and is a small conservation reserve. The reserve is based around a large colourful outcropping of sandstone in a flat basin. The outcrop really jumps out at you and is made of very crumbly sandstone of reds, yellows and greys.
The area is quite desolate otherwise but did support a very large population of flies and mice. We walked around the rock and also up onto it at one point. We had the campsite to ourselves or so we thought. An hour later hoards of campervans loaded with senior citizens and some kids too arrived.
We had a pleasant time, got some beautiful photos and also watched a lot of mice devouring our leftovers.
I would recommend Rainbow valley for one night, mainly for sunset or dawn as it is beautiful but there is not much else to do there.
Zebra Finch nest in a sharp spikey tree. There are tonnes of finches around and you find nests everywhere.
Beautiful weather carved sandstone
The view of the mud pan below the sandstone formation. Our campsite was on the left of this flat.
The camping area, with campervans starting to arrive in the arvo.
Watching the moon rise over the sandstone bluffs
Corinne testing our roof rack on the drive home.
Wonderful. :)
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