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GIBRALTAR RANGE Gwydir Highway – September 2011
At the top of the Great Dividing Range wildflowers bloomed and, on the opposite side of the road, recent bushfires showed their destructive power. Gwydir Highway separating burnt and unburnt bushland...
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MT BUFFALO Victoria: A series of posts – December 2011
This series of posts presents a record of our visit and the flowers and landforms encountered ‘along the tracks’ of this National Park. Alpine road Our campsite @ Lake Catani In the afternoon we set up...
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MT BUFFALO: THE HORN ~ wildflowers
The Horn is at the southernmost end of the Mt Buffalo plateau. At this time it was a mass of wildflowers, beetles, butterflies and bees. Picnic area at the base of the Horn Doug photographing Doug...
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MT BUFFALO: Along the roadside
The view from the road can be quite amazing – particularly with the drama of clouds and the tortured landscape of the dead tree’s branches frozen in their fired torment. But through the tormented trees...
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MT BUFFALO: Mt Dunn via The Long Plain walk
Mt Dunn seems centrally placed within the park and provides and opportunity to encounter many different ecosystems and landforms. Dead trees, the Long Plain walk - Mt Buffalo Dead trees and swamp, the...
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MT BUFFALO: Mt Dunn – to the summit
Just when you think you are getting to the summit you find that the track has just come to the top of a ridge and there is more up-hill track to cover. You are near the top when a ladder, a very long...
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MT BUFFALO: The Horn – to the summit
The climb to the summit of the Horn is short and strenuous – maybe for the not-so-fit. The flowers along the way and the views over granite landscapes and valleys beyond the Mt Buffalo plateau are...
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Mt BUFFALO: Reservoir Road Wildflowers ~ December 2011
A great walk to encounter wildflowers as well as a way of connecting the Mt Dunn return walk with the Lake Catani Campground. Reservoir Road - Mt Buffalo Reservoir Road - Mt Buffalo Wildflowers,...
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DIGGERS BEACH near Grafton
It was an overcast day – almost about to sprinkle with rain but we took a chance to visit this out of the way beach in Yuragir National Park in the central north coast of NSW. The beach is accessed via...
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