Much to see along Explorers Highway

By Ranger Clare Pearce
Updated March 20 2017 - 3:15pm, first published 2:52pm
BE CROC WISE: The waterways of Northern Australia have always been home to saltwater crocodiles and they are able to hide in clear, shallow or small waterways.
BE CROC WISE: The waterways of Northern Australia have always been home to saltwater crocodiles and they are able to hide in clear, shallow or small waterways.

The Explorers Highway stretches from Adelaide through Alice Springs, all the way to Darwin. It commemorates the many journeys made by explorer John McDouall Stuart who led the first successful expedition from north to south through the very centre of our enormous continent. Unlike many explorers of the time, he never lost a man and despite the harsh country and almost impossible conditions, each member of his team made it home safe and sound.

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