BEAUTIFUL BINNS PART 2
THE CHANGE is immense – the blacktop where savage corrugations once reigned supreme is now part of the Plenty Highway and will never be the same again. That was the feeling as we drove the section from Gemtree to Harts Range on the ‘Outback Highway’. Fuel was needed, and needed badly, as Gemtree had imposed restrictions due to the fuel truck being late.
Our timing couldn’t have been worse as the bell had rung and all the school kids from the community were packed into the store, stocking up on snacks. With fuel tanks finally filled, we continued along the Plenty for only a short stint before turning north and back onto the dirt. The sandy track is as wide as they come out here, and a grader must have been run over it recently, it was so smooth. As you cross the expanse of the Plenty River, check out Harts Range filling your rear-view mirrors. This is stunning country.
A nice detour is to check out Boxhole Meteorite Crater, a short drive off Binns Track via a station track. The sign for the
