http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , South Australia , Mt Bryan en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:06 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:47:06 +0000 Peter Dan and I went to Mt Bryan last weekend to attend Kym's 50th birthday celebrations on the Sunday. On the Saturday the boys went out on sheep duty with Tom and I decided to make my own walk around the homestead. I was only out for about 2 hours and took a few pictures as I walked near the Razorback at Mt Bryan. There are not many trees in this area and according to the original maps the cou http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-211104.html The Hikers spent some time with family during Easter and exploring parts of the mid North and Riverland.Our first stop was Burra and a visit to the copper mine.We then headed to Quinn central to see Peter's family. One of our drives included a visit to the first wind turbine built at Hallett. There was also millions of hoppers around that were really easy to catch.We drove a little further and did http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-146720.html IntroductionThis week's walk was a long hard but very rewarding one. We walked a part of the Heysen trail that starts on the Mount Bryan East road goes up and over the highest peak in the Mount Lofty Ranges and then down into the town of Hallet. It look us 4 12 hours with several breaks. This one is for fit and experienced walkers.How to get thereMount Bryan is North of Burra which is about 2 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-80167.html During our visit to Mt Bryan we were treated to a historical tour of the area by Jim Quinn Dan's Grandfather. This entry shares what we found out.The Quinn family migrated to Australia from Ireland in 1853 and have resided in South Australia ever since. The family homes have been around Mt Bryan progressively moving in a clockwise direction around the mountain.Dans Great Grandfather on the Q http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-34370.html Since our last visit to Mount Bryan things have certainly become more golden as the crops ripen and become ready for reaping. On Tuesday evening an enormous header appeared and stripped the grain in number 1 paddock. By about midnight the paddock was finished and the workers retired until tomorrow.Dan says I had a ride in the harvester. Matt was driving. It was like I was a little man hel http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-34366.html The title of this blog came from something Peter said as we arrived at Mount Bryan to stay for a few nights with his parents Jim and Rosemary. The Mount Byran valley was truely gorgeous with its Springtime colours in full force. In October the Canola is in flower and the contrast between the blue of the sky and the yellow of the canola can be an assault to the eye The wheat also looked stunni http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-22712.html Dan Poppa and I headed out to Mt Bryan East to clean the drinking troughs for the sheep and to help unblock a pipe that went under the road. Dan says ....I was in the shed with Dad getting the sheep ready to be shorn when Poppa called me to come with him on a drive. So I climbed into the ute with Mum. The ute was loaded up with tools for the job but I didn't know what they were for. The driv http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-22709.html We started our Spring holiday with a few days at Mount Bryan. As you can see it was shearing time again and this year's lambs were in for their first 'short back and sides'. The sheep were trucked in from 'Ebberhards' and the lambs separated from their mums for shearing. Tom shore Debbie was classing Sam and Dan were helping out. Jim was working the sheep. Peter did pressing using a press to p http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-22707.html Mt Bryan is 2 hours north of Adelaide and is grazing and cropping country. We went to see our family at shearing time. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Mt-Bryan/blog-13416.html