Photo credits

The destination photos come from Wikimedia Commons and Flickr. Each is cropped from the original, which the photographer’s name links to.

Arnhem Land: Layered sandstone outcrop above green floodplain, with the Arnhem Land escarpment behind. Photo by Matt from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0.
Birdsville Track: Road sign at Marree pointing along the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track, 518 km to Birdsville. Photo by Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bloomfield Track: The red dirt Bloomfield Track descending through rainforest toward the sea. Photo by Iraphne R. Childs, CC BY 4.0.
Canning Stock Route: The Lake Disappointment sign beside the salt lake on the Canning Stock Route. Photo by Summerdrought, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cape York: Fruit Bat Falls spilling over a red rock ledge into a clear pool in Cape York bushland. Photo by Ovico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chambers Pillar: Chambers Pillar, a sandstone column rising above stone steps on its rocky hill. Photo by Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalhousie Springs: Steps leading into the still, warm pool of Dalhousie Springs, ringed by paperbarks. Photo by Tandrew22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dirk Hartog Island: A 4WD camper with its doors open on a beach on Dirk Hartog Island. Photo by Ian Cochrane, CC BY 2.0.
Finke Road: Shallow channels winding across the red sand bed of the Finke River. Photo by Kevin Staunton-Lambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Francois Peron National Park: Big Lagoon’s turquoise channels and red banks in Francois Peron National Park, from the air. Photo by Sharkbaypixels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gammon Ranges: A red dirt track running toward the ranges near Arkaroola. Photo by Joy Engelman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gibb River Road: The Pentecost River crossing with the Cockburn Range behind it. Photo by MissMegido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gunbarrel Highway: A red dirt track leading to the rocky hill of Mount Beadell on the Gunbarrel Highway. Photo by Summerdrought, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jim Jim Road: Jim Jim Creek between sandstone walls in Kakadu. Photo by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalumburu Road: Waterfalls dropping into a deep pool between sandstone cliffs on the King Edward River. Photo by Leighblackall, CC BY 3.0.
Kangaroo Island: The Remarkable Rocks on a granite dome above the sea on Kangaroo Island. Photo by Dinkum, CC0.
Karijini National Park: Joffre Gorge at sunset, with layered red rock above a green pool. Photo by Iktoh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
K'gari: A 4WD driving along the hard sand of a long surf beach on K’gari. Photo by Havardtl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitchell Falls: Mitchell Falls dropping into a dark pool between red rock in the dry season. Photo by Maclearite, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moreton Island: The Tangalooma Wrecks in turquoise water off Moreton Island, seen from the air. Photo by Ishara Udawela, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oodnadatta Track: A wide red gravel road running straight to the horizon under a cloudy sky. Photo by GoldenRing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plenty Highway: A coolibah-lined waterhole at dusk on the Georgina River floodplain beside the Donohue Highway. Photo by John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Purnululu National Park: The red walls of Cathedral Gorge in the Bungle Bungle Range. Photo by Maclearite, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Savannah Way: A gravel stretch of the Savannah Way between guide posts and open woodland. Photo by Lobster1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Simpson Desert: A red sand dune with spinifex under a blue sky in the Simpson Desert. Photo by Neiste, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steep Point: Limestone cliffs at Steep Point above deep blue surf. Photo by Ethanwhite07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strzelecki Track: A road train trailing a cloud of dust along the Strzelecki Track. Photo by Ron Knight, CC BY 2.0.
Tanami Track: The gravel Tanami Track running straight between low hills and dry grass. Photo by Tdc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tasmania: The Jacob’s Ladder switchbacks climbing below the cliffs of Ben Lomond at sunset. Photo by Joshua Tagicakibau, CC BY-SA 4.0.