1. You're starting on the main trail, or route, but to begin your quest,walk onto the Walkabout.

2. As you pass under the arch, look to your left and to your right of course.
Now find the mulga that is a _____.

The horse mulga is commonly referred to as bowgada, wanderry mulga, or wanyu, and doesn't have true leaves. It is found in southern Australia, which is similar to our desert.

3. Move into the Pavilion to learn about the people of Australia,
to do this, walk to the right to push the buttons…I dare ya!

Can you tell me what the 4 sacred sounds of the Aboriginal Australians are?

4. The sounds of the outback were what you were hearing,
now make a sharp left onto the side trail to see the Melaleuca in the clearing.

Melaleuca was used by Aboriginals as a wound dressing bandage and a wrap for newborns.

5. Get back onto the main trail and make a right so you see the High Trail ahead.
Take the first left and visit the Drover's Shed.

Drover's Shed: a replica of a wool farm one would find in Australia. The man who made this was a Hollywood movie set creator.

6. After passing the shed, continue until you see the white Outback Bridge.
Cross it, take the 2nd right and look on your left for Mr. Big.

Mr. Big is either the 2nd tallest or the tallest Eucalyptus tree in North America. It is over 100 ft tall and more than 85 years old.

7. Retrace your steps to where you turned after the bridge and where you made a right, go left to the Swagman Camp, past the Magma Ridge.

Swagman Vocabulary
Swagman: a man on the road, a drifter or hobo who carries possessions in a cloth sack known as a swag.
Billy: a tin can with a wire handle attached to the top used to boil water over an open fire.
Jumbuck: a sheep

8. Continue on the main trail until you reach the Garden of Legume. You shall learn they make the blue in blue jeans that are made on a loom.

The indigofera was used to dye jeans blue, it's commonly known as the indigo plant. Alfalfa, a legume, contains 20% protein, which is given off to the livestock that becomes the meat we eat.

9.You've learned about the desert of Australia, the people, and the plants within;
head back up the main trail so that you may begin again.