{"id":44213,"date":"2019-03-19T03:01:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T17:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/ITblog\/?p=44213"},"modified":"2019-03-17T21:57:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T11:57:48","slug":"tracks-solo-trek-across-1700-miles-of-australian-outback-by-robyn-davidson-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/ITblog\/tracks-solo-trek-across-1700-miles-of-australian-outback-by-robyn-davidson-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracks Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a target=_blank onclick=\"document.getElementById('tracksform').target='_blank'; document.getElementById('trackssubmit').click();\" \n href=\"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/Mac\/tracks_rd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;border: 15px solid pink;\" alt=\"Tracks Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson Tutorial\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/Mac\/tracks_rd.jpg\" title=\"Tracks Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson Tutorial\"   \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracks Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson Tutorial<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had the honour of watching a great movie last weekend called &#8220;Tracks&#8221; which was based on a Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by <a target=_blank title='Robyn Davidson information on Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robyn_Davidson'>Robyn Davidson<\/a> (played by <a target=_blank title='Mia Wasikowska information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mia_Wasikowska'>Mia Wasikowska<\/a>) from 8\/4\/1977 to 20\/10\/1977, and which you can see the route taken in an interactive map below by <a target=_blank style=\"text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('tracksform').target='tracksiframe'; document.getElementById('trackssubmit').click();\">clicking this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<form id=\"tracksform\" target=\"tracksiframe\" method=\"POST\" style=\"display:none;\" onsubmit=\"document.getElementById('tracksiframe').style.display='block'; return true;\" action=\"\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/PHP\/Map\/map.php\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title\" value=\"Tracks: A Woman`s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson\"><\/input><br \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"onclick\" value=\"y\"><\/input><br \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"label\" value=\"['Lat',\"><\/input><br \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"value\" value=\"'Lon','Name']\"><\/input><br \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"data\" value=\",[-23.69242,132.67633,~Glen Helen Tourist Park~],[-23.5658315,132.5176737,~Redbank Gorge~],[-24.0870452,132.2541374,~Areyonga~],[-24.4427453,132.5432775,~Tempe Downs~],[-24.49157,132.46733,~Ned`s Bore~],[-24.5822166,132.419633,~Ernest Giles Road~],[-24.6401,132.30625,~Luritja Road~],[-25.16703,132.171666,~Lasseter Highway junction~],[-25.3557466,131.8702956750,~Lasseter Highway~],[-25.24529,130.98055,~Yulara~],[-25.24529,130.98055,~Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park~],[-24.805635,129.057045,~Docker River~],[-24.87436,129.08255,~Near Mount Taylor~],[-26.0484278990273,128.91746,~Near Mount Gosse~],[-26.16672,129.17183,~Pipalyatjara~],[-26.04806,128.91746,~Wingellinna Hills~],[-26.1346,126.57681,~Warburton~],[-25.525485,122.367415,~Gibson Desert~],[-25.525485,122.367415,~Coonabildie Bluff~],[-25.525485,122.367415,~Glen-Ayle~],[-25.34935,121.099225,~No 9 Well~],[-25.34935,121.099225,~No 6 Well~],[-25.81016,120.14408,~Cunyu Woolshed~],[-25.35,116.20881,~Pre Dalgety Downs~],[-25.2936484243081,115.920482877744,~Near Fortress Peak~],[-26.0508,114.75481,~Woodleigh Homestead~],[-26.40097,114.1656,~Hamelin Pool~]\"><\/input><br \/>\n<input style=\"display:none;\" type=\"submit\" id=\"trackssubmit\" value=\"Show\"><\/input><br \/>\n<\/form>\n<p><iframe style=\"display:none;width:100%;height:600px;\" name=\"tracksiframe\" id=\"tracksiframe\" src=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve opened the map above (potentially), and you know a bit about Australian geography, and this is all new to you, you probably now have a mix of questions and emotions &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why?  &#8230; perhaps read the <a target=_blank title='Tracks book' href='https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU832AU832&#038;ei=mhaOXKuIHJK-rQHywKmgAQ&#038;q=Tracks+Robyn+Davidson+book&#038;oq=Tracks+Robyn+Davidson+book&#038;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i22i30l4j0i22i10i30j0i22i30l2.158146.166771..167020...0.0..0.352.5433.0j12j12j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......35i39j0i67j0i131i67j0i131j0i20i263.mzDqrw2geFs'>book<\/a> and\/or see the <a target=_blank title='Tracks movie' href='https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU832AU832&#038;ei=QheOXPmCGoW4rQHgsYroBQ&#038;q=Tracks+Robyn+Davidson+movie&#038;oq=Tracks+Robyn+Davidson+movie&#038;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i22i30l2.57267.61681..61883...2.0..0.336.2051.0j7j3j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......35i39j0i22i10i30j0i20i263.G4ILFVZo-NA'>movie<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How &#8230; incredible grit, resourcefulness and determination, accompanied by 1 dog (Diggity) and 3 camels (which needed 2 years of research to be able to handle, three intense months of which were with an excellent Afghan camel expert Sallay) and very occasional National Geographic photography meetings with Rick Smolan (as well as financial support from them too), and three weeks with Mr Eddie, a Pitjantjatjara elder and tracker, and people like the Glen-Ayle Homestead owners<\/li>\n<li>Where &#8230; Australia&#8217;s outback in parts of Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia, mainly in desert areas such as the Gibson Desert<\/li>\n<li>When &#8230; 8\/4\/1977 to 20\/10\/1977 &#8230; avoiding summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apart from thanks to Robyn Davidson for inspiration here, a big thanks today go to <a target=_blank title='najhaus.files.wordpress.com' href='https:\/\/najhaus.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/img_2403.jpg'>najhaus.files.wordpress.com<\/a> regarding the map image and <a target=_blank title='Google' href='https:\/\/google.com'>Google<\/a> search engine and <a target=_blank title='Wikipedia' href='https:\/\/wikipedia.org'>Wikipedia<\/a> online encyclopaedia and the brilliant <a target=_blank title='Bonzle online atlas' href='HTTP:\/\/www.bonzle.com'>Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia<\/a> at the very least.<\/p>\n<p>If this was interesting you may be interested in <a title='Click here to see topics in which you might be interested' href='#d44213' onclick='var dv=document.getElementById(\"d44213\"); 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