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Landscapes
June 2019
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The inspiring NattaiJohn Walker
A traverse of sleeping BuddhaOsik
Cloud sea of the CaperteeTom Brennan
I've been to numerous places in the Nattai region over many years but had never visited Ahearns Lookout, the destination associated with this photo. This view of the Nattai Valley was taken from an informal lookout 500 metres away. I had been past the side track to Ahearns many times but somehow going there eluded me for years. I've always found these Nattai trips inspirational as visitation is usually sparse and there are no significant facilities in most places. It is just peaceful self-reliant solitude, nature and often spectacular scenery like this.
There is some sadness to writing this as this area was extensively damaged by the catastrophic 2019-20 bushfires. I know that the track in to this lookout now looks nothing like it was on a chilly but pleasant Sunday in June 2019. And the landscape in view now bears massive scars. Not too far away many houses were lost as the Green Wattle Creek inferno took on a life of its own, eventually reaching the upper Blue Mountains and linking with other fires to form a more or less contiguous conflagration that engulfed much of the Greater Sydney Region. But the bush is resilient. I have yet to revisit the Nattai on foot but a recent report on Bushwalk.com revealed that recovery is already well underway. I look forward to returning and seeing that for myself in the near future.
Ice to see youILUVSWTAS
Platypus playgroundBogholesbuckethats
West of CradleNorth-north-west
Above Ellenborough Falls Iandsmith
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Non-landscapes
June 2019
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Fungi with a twistIandsmith
InversionNorth-north-west
Billy with a viewJohn Walker
Patient KingfisherBogholesbuckethats
He went that wayBrian Eglinton
Early winter native HeatherVagrom
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Tasmania
June 2019
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Where it all beganBogholesbuckethats
The not-so-big freezeNorth-north-west
After the coldest night recorded in Tasmania in many years the scene at Mount Field was pretty special. As long as you didn't stand still for more than 10 seconds.
Hiding in the cloudsILUVSWTAS
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Other States
June 2019
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Final light in MirimaOsik
FlightIandsmith
Dawn from the DivideTom Brennan
Living in Kununurra the opportunities for off-track trail running were endless if you didn't mind the odd bit of scrambling or scrub. 10 minutes from home and I caught the last light after a day at work ... magical!
Golden afternoonBogholesbuckethats
Jellore beckonsJohn Walker
View out to Spencer Gulf Brian Eglinton
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Landscapes
July 2019
Grampians National Park, VictoriaMax Holt
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Light at the end of the tunnel AJW Canyon2011
InversionJohn Walker
The Grampians is always a special spot and and some-where I try to get to as often as possible. This photo was taken on a beautiful winter's day, as I was hiking up to the Major Mitchell Plateau, where rolling clouds and morning sun set the scene for a truly spectacular view.
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Anyone for a swim?North-north-west
Reflecting on MayoBrian Eglinton
Gorgeous!Lizzy
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Non-landscapes
July 2019
FrozenNorth-north-west
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Nature's textureLorraine Parker
GreetingsBrian Eglinton
Fuchsia Heath (Epacris longiflora)John Walker
They found a bridgeVagrom
Natural patterns have always fascinated me, and those made by ice especially. Add a little sedge above and below and its a recipe for hours of innocent fun.
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Tasmania
July 2019
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Clumner Bluff had been knocked of years ago, but via Mersey Crag on a long ramble from Lake Augusta. By the time I got around to the short track, it was snow all round. It's an "interesting" descent on that boulder field with ice, and boots trying to fall to pieces.
It was easier going up...North-north-west
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Other States
July 2019
Elder RangeBrian Eglinton
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From the falls' perspectiveJohn Walker
By tackling sections of the Heysen Trail, SA, in several day bursts over time one gets regular doses of getting away from it all. At 1200 kilometres long, the scenery varies from coastal to temperate hills and pastoral settings, but the northern part traverses along the drier Flinders Ranges.
The most dramatic large scale sections of the Flinders are the Elder Range and Wilpena Pound. They are the highest points in the range and steeply rise well above the surrounding valleys and plains. One of the standout features of the Ranges are the various different coloured bands of rock above red earth and forested low lands, at this time also with tinges of winter grasses. This was a shot on day two of a three day trek. Having walked for a day and a half at the base of the Elder Range we were crossing the wide valley towards Wilpena Pound. This afforded a classic view of the face of the Elder Range with Mount Alec its highest point.
The Cascades AJW Canyon2011
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