One of the features of the dunes is the rippling that occurs on the windward side. It is mesmerising.
Birdsville sits on the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert which is probably the closest to everyone's perception of what a desert looks like - lots of sand and lots of dunes.
As you travel west from Birdsville on the QAA Line track, the dunes start almost immediately. 40kms from Birdsville you come to the highest of the dunes, Big Red and everyone's favourite for testing their 4WDing ability and that of their vehicle.
I am going to apologise in advance for the number of shots of Big Red I post but I took a heap and I love most of them. The place is very photogenic. When I start to have people un-following me, I'll know it's time to move on. :-)
When the day is oddly quiet
And the breeze seems not to blow
One would think the sand was resting
But you'll find this is not so.
It is whispering softly whispering
And it slowly moves along
And for those who stop and listen
It will sing this mournful song :-)
And the breeze seems not to blow
One would think the sand was resting
But you'll find this is not so.
It is whispering softly whispering
And it slowly moves along
And for those who stop and listen
It will sing this mournful song :-)