Culgoa Floodplain National Park 1/2 - Open Road, Drought, Pastoral Life, Barefoot Solitude

Culgoa Floodplain National Park is a remote park in outback Queensland, around 230km SW of Saint George. Formerly Byra station, it now protects 61900ha of low-lying alluvial floodplains. A great place for a remote camping trip to a less visited park, to enjoy a week camping in silence.
In part 1 of 2, I visit Byra Lagoon, Redbank Hut, the cattle yards, and an old pastoral ruin, along with camping at the campgrounds and exploring the surrounds on my solo trip.
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[@RoamingTheOutback]

VIDEOS NOW IN 1080P FULL HD Thanks to the support of my Patrons. Part 1 of 2 of my solo trip exploring Culgoa Floodplain National Park. Another out of the way gem that's great for solitude and enjoying the Aussie bush. Grab a cold beverage, sit back, and take a sip every time I say "old". To prepare your vehicle ready to explore Outback Queensland, visit the Expedition Centre for all your 4x4 touring gear. www.expeditioncentre.com.au

[@dropbear6740]

Old mate, are you sure your not related to the Leylands hahaha, love ya video's mate keep it up

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate .. pretty sure.

[@ScottMurray]

Enjoying your videos keep them up.

[@shanebaker2195]

Nice work Brett. I’m really enjoying your unique and personal journey you share with us. Thank you.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Shane. Just putting the finishing touches on part 2.

[@davidviner5783]

These vids deserve a TV seies. Really enjoying them.

[@richardrichards5982]

Hi mate. Great videos. The tree scar is a natural one, caused by either another tree falling across the living tree or a sapling next to the main trunk that died. Aboriginal tree scars are usually higher on the tree, and will often exhibit some scarring on the sap wood. Keep up the good work.

[@emu4wdadventures631]

Really love this vid. One of your best and look forward to more of these extended versions. Steve

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks for following along Steve.

[@bindawarren]

My family are Traditional Owner's Willams Family we appreciate your video to show family's.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

My pleasure mate. Your country is beautiful!

[@harlzAU]

This would be an awesome place to see when the waterholes are full!

[@NQExplorers]

Outstanding as usual Brett, and great to see you back on the road. You’ve become quite the relic hunter and amateur archeologist too boot. Great history and natural beauty in that magnificent isolation. Look forward to Part 2! Warren and Colleen.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks guys! I feel like I should buy a book or something on old aussie bottles and cans. Plenty around in the outback regions to study. Saw my first 2 hole top opened beer can on this trip, only made a short time from what I understand.

[@garywinkworth3380]

hey brett i think its really good what your doing wish i could do it. Im going to retire in a couple of years.ill be 62. then hopefully i can do what your doing. ive just paid my house off so now im pretty free. it scares me to do what you are doing. at least this way when im old i have a place to stay rent free. take care mate love your vids

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Not many people like the nothingness out there where you are,or at least,that is the way it's perceived.You and I can see lots of beauty in the different shades and colours,patterns and ruins etc.Oh man,watching you being happy on the open road makes me happy,and somewhat envious 😊 The jiggle hose is a good option for what you are using it for,the only way I can stand using one though is if I store it laid out in a straight line,very annoying trying to make it straight every time,especially in winter. A little sad seeing the dead creatures,but that's part of the cycle I guess. Oh,that white fabric I've seen used as,like a ceiling to keep the space a bit cooler in a tin shed,and stop some of the dust and stuff falling in your face whilst sleeping at night. All the best to you as you keep Roaming the outback 👍😊

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Wayne. yes much to see for those like us. I'm sure you'll get planning a trip away soon put some km's on your Defender. Was thinking a short bamboo stick would be helpful for the jiggle hose, just use rubber bands to get it straight for those 2 minutes I need it.

[@stefanalbrekt9924]

Again You have made interesting film. Thanks!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Stefan! A bit easier when I stay longer in a place to truly explore it.

[@garywinkworth3380]

hey brett youve got the right idea doing what your doing, unfortunitly ill have to wait till i retire about 61, still not too old. love that land rover you have. ive got a 2014 hilux. man those land rovers are expensive. you make incredible videos thanks. Take care my friend

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Tanks Gary. Yes expensive but always one of a kind.

[@maxcole1961]

Great work Brett, just pure and simple

[@CliveWebbAustralia]

Very interesting Brett and nice photography. I particularly like the drone shots to the horizon, it shows the vastness of our land. I have always enjoyed the tranquility and isolation of the outback. The feeling that we, my wife and I are the only people here at the moment. The only sound is natural, not like the cities and towns where there is a constant hum in the background. I have asked a great many people if they here the background hum of society, and most tell me that until I pointed it out, they never realized it was there. Car tyres running on bitumen and engines, air conditioners on factories, office blocks and shopping centres etc.. I have watched KZbin videos of people camping/exploring in other parts of the world and a lot of the time you can here that hum. I think we are so lucky we can escape it...

[@RoamingTheOutback]

98% of the time I had just nature to myself. Again, unfortunately, there's a flight path overhead. Probably Brisbane to Perth flights. At least I know society hasn't collapsed while I'm away camping away from it all. I particularly noticed that hum while I was living on Cape York, each time I went to Cairns I was blown away again by the insanity of society and constant noise, both visual and auditory. After a couple days I readjusted and didn't notice it. We are indeed lucky. Thanks

[@scottstevenson7176]

Nice to see you going places less mainstream. Your clips are so professional compared to when you first started. Keep up the awesome work 👏

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Scott. I prefer the more out of the way places... anything along the coast is usually overrun and radios blaring.

[@rlhydn3438]

As usual, excellent. Rewatching it!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Rebecca

[@BjkxeDKjsje]

Wonderful narration.

[@HeathanEraser]

Thanks again Brett, really enjoyed this one. Your droning adds so much

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Joel, yes a whole new dimension. Shame I won't be able to fly much outside of Qld though. Need a permit in all other states to film in parks.

[@willcowell8197]

Another great video Brett, very enjoyable!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Will, part 2 out this coming Saturday.

[@mjallenuk]

Absolutely loved that! Very envious chap. Keep them coming as often as you can.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Matt!

[@ForemanAndWilmsAdventures]

Excellent work.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks guys!

[@matthewhawkins106]

G'day Gav and Summer, it would be good to see some more videos from you guys too. Hope you guys are keeping well, and plodding along ok. Cheers, Matt

[@peterhanson5042]

Another great Vid. Brett, this is another place to put on my bucket list.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Peter.. hopefully by the time you visit the drought will have broke and you'll see it in a whole new light.

[@msmith1466]

Great Videos! Especially the footage and story. Keep it up.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Michael.

[@Johnny-lt5ib]

Amazing photography Brett, well done and thank you for sharing

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Jack. Glad you've got value from it.

[@MrMichaelpflood]

really love your videos

[@BrianHewittThaibirdspot]

Nice one Brett. great stuff as usual, thanks for the birds..

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Brian.. loads of birds in part 2!

[@radomillion]

Love watching your show on TV! And just found out about your KZbin channel and loving it! Great work Brett!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks for joining in my adventures Conrad! Welcome.

[@mrjohnsonclarke]

Great vid. Really liking the new filming techniques that you're throwing in there too. Top job mate!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate, doing some experimenting with my film skills. See where I end up.

[@mikoschannel6413]

Awesome mate.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks for watching Mikulas.

[@matthewhawkins106]

G'day Brett, good to see your latest video. Really appreciate your labouring efforts to bring out the exploration experience, and the information on the places that you visit. Good to see as always mate. Cheers, Matt Townsville, QLD.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Matt, and for joining in the journey.

[@TimRumble]

Really enjoying your vids mate. I've put Hell Hole and Calgoa on our to do list next year! Very much enjoy the remoteness of such places. Happy roaming!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Tim. I'm sure you'll love them.

[@bastpm447]

Love your vídeos, much love from Portugal :)

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks for watching mate.

[@autonat]

love this!!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate.

[@magicnik8881]

Its great, and those videos need a lot more views, definitely!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate.. yes hopefully the viewers get up there more.

[@dailysleaze]

your cinematography has gone to the next level. Some of the best drone footage i've seen on youtube

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate!

[@kenmarapese9085]

Beautiful scenery! While it's starting to warm up there, here in Southern California it's starting to get cold.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate. would be great if was a little cooler out this way so I could keep heading west.

[@johnprice2606]

Nice video. Culgoa is on my list of parks to visit.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks John. Give it a miss over the next 4 months then it should be right again to enjoy.. just on the tail edge of the season now.

[@adelarsen9776]

1) Noogoora Burr. It's right up there with Bathurst Burr as the two greatest problems in the wool industry. I hope you cleaned your tyres at the exit :-) 2) I remember when the Jiggle Syphon came along in the 80's - we all bought them. They are a marvel and you should always carry a couple of them. Today we have Tanami Pumps for fuel and water which match each drum type / shape. 3) Cast Iron ? You mean corrugated iron galvanised sheeting. :-) Were you thinking of roast pork in the cast iron pot ?? 4) The electricity was probably 32v DC driven from batteries powered by a single cylinder diesel. 5) The concrete trough is late 70's early 80's. Quite new. 6) Shingle-back lizard ?? 7) That goat was probably shot by the rangers. 8) The contrast is stark. From light pastel to deep red. Must be the geology. I watched it all. Great. Looking forward to part 2. Thanks and cheers.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks for the name Ade. The ground in some places was nothing but a matting of thorny seed a cm deep! Yes, corrugated iron.. I caught that while I was editing.. It appears to be a shingleback. A beautifully designed skull.

[@adelarsen9776]

I wonder what the visitor numbers are like ? We just had a record at Sundown. Did I mention I hate tourists ? hahaha :-)

[@Reaper4367]

Thanks for sharing that mate. Absolutely beautiful country. No noise of industry, only the music of nature at its finest. watching you as you reset (walk barefoot) and the smile on your dial, really good to see. Just an idea for that jiggle hose... get a length of poly tube and end caps, it would fit just laid out behind your seats. I cant wait till i've got my Disco operational again, not long now. So, living vicariously through you is helping keep me sane :) Cheers for sharing cobber. Hoorroo for now.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Yes a special part of outback Qld. Was so lucky there was still water around for me to hear the choir singing its morning chorus. Thanks for the tip. Should be a hardware in Rocky. Will have to get on to that.

[@mazdamedia5995]

Great video, really stepped up the quality. Keep doing what you’re doing.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate, yes going up a step.

[@mazdamedia5995]

Roaming The Outback Wouldn’t look out of place on free to air tv.

[@aseriesofadventures3338]

Glad to see that you're back on your feet. You're cinematography and editing has shot forward in leaps and bounds of late. Well done. Oh, and it's a scientific fact that when you draw lines on maps, you have to make "brrrrrrum brrrrrrum" noises.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate, I'll remember that!

[@SpectreOZ]

Nice one Brett... those "4 corner jacks" are a real PITA causing multiple bike puncture here every year

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate.. I had quite a few in my thongs.. absolute mess.

[@takayama1638]

I love your channel, Brett. I don't see how cattle or sheep could survive there. Or people either. Obviously they couldn't for long, no body there now.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Would have been a tough life, and probably not too profitable. Thanks

[@lastknownlocation8760]

Great video Brett Thanks for the Hell Hole Gorge one too. I was out there a few weeks after you and had a really nice couple of nights. As hard as a I tried - I didn’t see any yellow footed rock wallabies

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Ralph. tis a beautiful spot. You need to learn to speak their language, walk the walk, come bearing gifts and good tidings from afar, also helps to get up really early and add an ounce of Irish luck. ;-)

[@lastknownlocation8760]

Good advice Brett I walked upstream a couple of klms and then back through the gorge Really crumbly edges which were pretty tricky to climb up without them crumbling and falling on me Then extremely difficult to walk quietly down the gorge because of all the grass and logs The burrs you had in your tyre we called (at Injune) goats head burrs- like two sets of goats horns

[@RoamingTheOutback]

yes, I only found a couple of spots where I entered the gorge safely. Goats head makes sense.. My thongs still have bits embedded in them!

[@stevereid8903]

Another great video,definetly dry ,looks like all of Aus is about to get a big dry even S.A is feelin it now,whats wrong with jatz and tuna lol

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate, yes another big dry. I eat alot of Jatz and tuna... A LOT.. eventually i'll go insane for sure, just that it's so easy to knock up and lasts forever.

[@solarbuduk]

Great stuff. You really take us on the journey with you, feels like we are on the adventure too. Looking forward to part two!

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks mate. Part 2 should be ready by next saturday!

[@Farmer_Jack]

There is evidence that indigenous people would scar the trees near water areas for various reasons including making canoes! Sometimes you can spot trees that are trained to grow in a cross shape marking water spots.

[@landau46t]

Ha ha I found a skeleton, I think it’s a goat. Looks pretty goaty to me . Lol very technical analysis.

[@ericcromb3512]

I have my jiggle syphon in a section of irrigation pipe..keeps it straight and is mounted out of the way..great videos though

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks Eric

[@petersimpson6110]

Is it all 4x4 out that way Brett or would a well equipped high clearance 2 wheel drive be able to get there, and what about towing a high clearance off road caravan go ?? Keep it up, love your stuff mate.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Ideally stick with a 4x4, but there were quite a few well graded gravel tracks that a 2wd could do just fine. As you'll see in part 2 some sections are dust holes that a 2wd may not get through. Off road caravan again likely to get into most parts of the park. If it rains tracks become impassable. Other section rocky as, so decent offroad tyres required to take the punishment.

[@georgegardiner4651]

Hi Brett, awesome video. I have a question about your Defender. How many kilometres does it have on it and in that time have you ever had any major issues with the 200Tdi? All the best.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks George. Done 385000km.. Only issue were gearbox blew up about 60000km ago, but I had plenty of notice it was on its way out. And had a complete engine rebuild about 18000km due to a stuffed crankshaft keyway requiring a new crankshaft. Otherwise it keeps ticking on over.

[@alexpazman6440]

A genuine love for the bush onya mate I’d be taking a woman for company though

[@dougaldmactaggart990]

Great Video!!! How long does take to get there from St.George or Cunnamulla? Thinking of living in one of those cities for a few months and visiting this park regulary on the weekend if its not too long of a drive.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Can't remember mate, but google maps would probably get you a base estimate. Then add some extra for the road conditions.

[@lindagroundwater9787]

See the old tractor had spark plugs made by Edison ...never know what you’ll find in the bush

[@RoamingTheOutback]

I found that pretty cool too! He got around in his inventions.

[@rafiatayee7798]

Hi there, great video. Did u buy the hose from eBay ?

[@RoamingTheOutback]

Thanks. I bought my hose from the local auto parts store. They probably sell them in hardware stores too but eBay has them for sure.

[@rafiatayee7798]

Roaming The Outback I bough one today from Supercheap Auto , 10 litter per minute , 19mm for $27 www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/orcon-jiggle-siphon---brass-2m-x-19mm-10lpm/312556.html

[@garywinkworth3380]

it must get scarey on your own at night.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

only if I hear weird noises around my truck.

[@elrey8876]

That drone shot at about 2:25 is pretty special - was it programmed in, or one of the auto functions?

[@RoamingTheOutback]

all auto.. I don't control anything when I'm driving.

[@BrekMartin]

Hi :) Did you go here, or Currawinya in winter months? Or am I imagining this? Both trips of yours look to have too much wildlife for this time of year.

[@RoamingTheOutback]

I went here in mid-September. I attended Currawinya in June.

[@BrekMartin]

@@RoamingTheOutback Ok, not crazy then. June must have been cool out there at night? I can imagine the cool helps keep the human population away, I just wonder about the wildlife. I’ll have to re-watch that.

[@BrekMartin]

@@RoamingTheOutback I was there over the night of 9th June. Didn't go further than the very first campsite at a Lagoon. 5kms toward Redbank hut I turned around for fear of getting bogged, although it didn't rain at all for my time there. Totally worth it for the Budgies. I'll have to watch your vids again, but surely you'd have mentioned if there were massive swarms of Budgies? It was hard to record them, and I only have action cam and iPhone, but I did get some footage. They really would throw off predators because it's so hard to distinguish individuals.

[@JimmyStewpot]

You mentioned car problems. Are you going to have a video on those?

[@RoamingTheOutback]

no, that was my turbo replacement/oil leak a couple months ago.. really didn't have time to film anything as I was too busy getting my car going again.

[@JimmyStewpot]

@@RoamingTheOutback thanks for the feedback really appreciate it. Keep up the awesome work.

[@rogerhector8323]

what was that bird call at 614 onwards

[@RoamingTheOutback]

There was I think a Crested Pigeon, Willy wagtail, and a few others not sure of.