"The most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision." We discuss Tracks by Robyn Davidson and her empowering 273-day, 1700-mile trek across the western Australian desert with four camels and a dog. Why she did it, what total solitude in the desert (without screens) would be like, why people care so much about names, and how exciting it is to get to know plants! Includes a can't-miss scary camel story from Uncle John.

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Royalty Free Music Provided By:

"Without Limits" Ross Budgen (YouTube Channel) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

"Sands of Mystery" Trey VanZandt (YouTube.com/c/treyvanzandt) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

References

Davidson, Robyn. Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback (1980).

Davidson, Robyn. National Geographic, “Alone Across the Outback,” May 1978.

Tracks. Directed by John Curran, performances by Mia Wasikowski and Adam Driver, See-Saw Films, 2013.

Nick Smolan, Inside Tracks: Robyn Davidson's Solo Journey Across the Outback (2014).