The Gary Highway passes several interesting points in its desert crossing:
Veevers crater accessible by a track to the east. The visitors' book contains entries from the original team who identified the crater. This meteorite explosion crater is one of only 15 known worldwide, and only 3 in Western Australia. A good description can be found in the Australian GovernmentHeritage site.
Tropic of Capricorn with several marker signs in different places, due to the shift of the tropics over time caused by the varying tilt of the Earth's axis, relative to its orbital plane.
Windy Corner the junction at the end of the Talawana Track. The origins of the name "Windy Corner" can be read in Beadell's 1983 book End Of An Era.
McDougall Knoll, which is a good lookout point. There are notes from visitors contained in a tin can jammed in the cairn.
The junction of the Eagle Highway, which is very overgrown most of its length.
Patience Well, a well visited and named by David Carnegie in 1896, to the east of Windy Corner.
The Gibson Desert Nature Reserve which includes McPhersons Pillar. This is 30 km off the track but is a spectacular landmark with excellent views over the Gibson Desert and access to Mulgan Rockhole.
Charlies Knob.
Everard Junction on the Gunbarrel Highway where there is a visitors book.
Description
The track is single lane, relatively clear of scrub, but corrugated over its entire length. It is mostly straight, except for a section from 22.85°S to 22.88°S where the track diverts around sand dunes. It was navigable with a hard surface of sand and gravel. The southern end has several wash-aways in the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve. The approximate length of the track is, including side trips to Veevers Crater and McPhersons Pillar. It is very remote with both ends being hundreds of kilometres from any settlements or supply points. An HF radio or satellite phone should be carried as there are no facilities along this track and travellers should be self-sufficient in fuel, food, water and vehicle support. The nearest northern supplies are at Kunawarritji near Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route and Kiwirrkurra on the Gary Junction Road, or to the south some south east of Everard Junction at Warburton Roadhouse or Carnegie Station to the west.
