Travelling north from Innamincka towards Birdsville, we entered Sturts Stony Desert. This desert covers and area of about 58,000 sq kms and this is a pretty good example of what it is like.
It was named by the explorer, Charles Sturt during his expedition in 1844 to find the inland sea he believed existed in the centre of Australia.
Not surprisingly, the surface played havoc with his horses and cause them to wear down their hooves and go lame.
