Sunrise with bedhead (from the car)
Gorgeous sun rise from the car-continuing on the drive
Sheep crossing!
Emu crossing!
We took a short side trip to Mt. Grenfell to see some Aboriginal Cave Art that has been protected and preserved for 100s of years. Here were some of the paintings.
Horse crossing!
More Emus!
Smooching in The Living Desert-just outside of Broken Hill
Sculpture Symposium-a handful of scuptures made from sandstone by 12 sculptors from all over the world (including Georgia, Mexico, Syria, Bathurst Island and Australia). This is about 12km north of Broken Hill
Sculpture Symposium
Sculpture Symposium-sitting in front of the sculptures on the hill top ready to watch the sunset
Waiting for the sun to set. This was the reason for our 14 hour long roadtrip.
Sunset shot
Action photo 
Sunset. The camera couldn't capture how breathtaking it was.
Sunset
That night, Rob wanted to drive about 30 minutes west to cross the border into South Australia so that we could say we'd been to another state. Mission Accomplished.
The next morning we set out to Silverton and caught the sunrise on the way.
Sunrise from the Day Dream Mine near Silverton.
Sunrise in my Outback Hat 
Goat crossing!
This is just outside of Silverton at a lookout point called Mundi Mundi Lookout
Mundi Mundi Lookout
Mundi Mundi Lookout
Driving to Silverton. Just kidding. This IS Silverton. Practically a ghost town with a population of 40 (although the lady at the gift shop told us that they don't count some of the "residents" because they don't live there year-round). Silverton has a handful of 19th century buildings that are all spaced out in a scary "The Hills Have Eyes" kind of way. It used to be a bustling little town of about 3000 people in 1888 but they all bolted when they found the superior mining town Broken Hill. People actually moved their entire houses out of Silverton to Broken Hill by teams of camels, bullocks and donkeys. That's why there are so few buildings left here.
Lots to do in Silverton!
Rob met his new best friend in front of the Art Gallary in Silverton. This guy followed us everywhere we went and even waited for us on top of the car when we went into the cafe for breakfast. I guess there isn't much for dogs to do in Silverton either.
The cafe we ate breakfast at in Silverton. A couple runs the kitchen and the lady also has a huge doll display in the back of the building (scary) while the man prides himself on his bottle collection-each of which he dug up from the ground in Silverton. 
St. Carthage Catholic Church in Silverton
Donkeys in Silverton??
The pride of Silverton: the Silverton Hotel where 40 movies have been shot including Mad Max II (Road Warrior). This is Mel Gibson's car from the movie. Years ago there was a horse named Misty that used to hang out around the pub and would often wander straight in to the bar. She died a few years back (probably from all of the beer) and they buried her in the back patio.
The Silverton Jail
Sleeping in my cell
The donkeys didn't want us to leave!
They had us surrounded
Camel rides in Silverton! We didn't want to ride them, we just wanted pictures of them. 
Camel Kiss
That evening we arrived in the opal mining town of White Cliffs.
In White Cliffs, everyone lives underground in what they call "dugouts" to escape the heat. This is someone's dugout
An opal mine
The entire surface of White Cliffs looks like craters on the moon because of all of the opal mining. It's full of holes so watch your step!
White Cliffs 
White Cliffs
White Cliffs
Sunset in White Cliffs
Sitting around the mines, having some wine, watching the sunset
Sunset in White Cliffs
Sunset in White Cliffs 
Sunset in White Cliffs
The White Cliffs Underground Hotel
Having a drink underground
Making a call underground
Watching TV underground
Sunrise on the way back to Broken Hill 
Sunrise from the road
Pro Hart Art Gallary in Broken Hill-this guy paints scenic pictures on Rolls Royces!
The central hub of the outback: Broken Hill
The Palace Hotel in Broken Hill from a scene in the movie/play Priscilla: Queen of the Desert It was a nice trip with some gorgeous scenary and some interesting wild life. I'm glad that after almost a year and a half of living in Australia I can now say that I've been to THE OUTBACK, but will I ever go back? Doubt it.
