 He named some hills near the western side after his wife Alice, and a dry salt feature Lake Tamblyn after John Tamblyn his school master who was the second most influential person in his life after his father.His course took him to Poeppel Corner (90 miles from Birdsville) where the states of Queensland and South Australia meet with the Northern Territory.Colson and Peter reached Birdsville on 11 June, and set out for the return journey three days later.