Gordon River
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
The Gordon and Franklin Rivers are in a world heritage national park. So many unique, endemic species here, including the Huon Pine. Even though it was a sunny day, it was very dark in the dense rainもっと詳しく
Cradle Mountain
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
More of the world heritage parks.In addition to Cradle Mountain, there are pictures of Dove Lake and Wombat Pool. In one you can see the skim of ice on the water that is naturally brown from all theもっと詳しく
Launceston Gorge
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
A park in Launceston with a gorge and a small suspension bridge for for traffic.
Bay of Fires
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Now on the east coast of Tasmania. In addition to the lovely beach, there were some kelp beds, albeit shrinking as the waters warm, resulting in loss of habitat for native species
Some wildlife
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Photos taken in a sanctuary. We have a ring tail possum, spotted and eastern quolls, wombat, and a yellow tail raptor
Devils
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Tasmanian Devils. Also in the sanctuary. They are black with white markings that are unique to each individual. The are about the size of a small dog. The name comes mostly from the call and screamsもっと詳しく
Freycinet
2018年5月26日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Not a sparkling wince from Spain. Another national park in Tasmania. The path up to the overlook of Wineglass Bay and the view from the top. Also Fisherman's Bay with a look from Fisherman's Bay outもっと詳しく
Sydney
2018年6月2日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Capital of the state of New South Wales and beautiful city with more ferries than I have seen anywhere. There will be multiple posts from Sydney. This starts with a few iconic pics. The opera house,もっと詳しく
VIVID Sydney
2018年6月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Annual festival here that is light show, music and more. The highlight for me is the Opera House which is another post. This is a half dozen pictures of examples of what is done with lights at almostもっと詳しく
VIVID--Opera House
2018年6月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Some of these are pretty dark . Unfortunately, that's what happens with a small, simple camera. The display is constantly changing, and it was probably a half hour before I began to see repeatもっと詳しく
Bondi to Coogee
2018年6月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
I walked the coast from Bondi (pronounced Bon-dai here) beach to Coogee (soft g) beach. These are pics from along the way. First is Bondi beach itself. Various views and a rock formation weathered byもっと詳しく
More VIVID lights
2018年6月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
The first pic is the lit up city from a ferry on the harbor. The second is one of the interactives--people could go into a booth near the Opera House where their pictures might end up on this displayもっと詳しく
Royal Botanic Gardens
2018年6月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
This is just about the beginning of winter here. So I am a bit surprised by how much is in bloom. One of the exhibits (indoor) is about pollination. If you look closely at the second and third pics,もっと詳しく
Canberra
2018年6月5日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
National capital of Australia. I confess that I found that there isn't much in Canberra but the federal government. These are various views of that. I was there because I visited a friend, Sarah, Iもっと詳しく
Katoomba Echo Point and 3 sisters
2018年6月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Katoomba is a small town in the blue mountains west of Sydney. It is a starting point for many who visit the mountains. Echo Point is on the edge of the cliffs overlooking the deep valley. The lastもっと詳しく
Katoomba coal mine
2018年6月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
The coal mine at Katoomba was in the cliff side below Echo Point. They built a railroad to haul the coal out. The current funicular follows that route and claims the title of steepest railroad in theもっと詳しく
Jenolan Caves
2018年6月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Jenolan caves are limestone caves in the blue mountains. The first hydroelectric facility in Australia was here. This is a system of many caves. I only visited one--Orient Cave, subject of anotherもっと詳しく
Orient Cave at Jenolan
2018年6月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
This cave has the reputation of being the most beautiful of the many caves at Jenolan. I can't disagree. These are various views at different points within the cave.
Cairns
2018年6月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Cairns is the town most associated with the great barrier reef. I was there when an Ironman competition was scheduled. The only pic I have of Cairns skyline is from the boat on the way out to the reefもっと詳しく
Karunda scenic railway
2018年6月12日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Engineering marvel of the late 9th century. Many tunnels and trestles to weave the track up the face of the mountain and cliffs along the gorge of the Barron River. First is a trestle oeone f the manyもっと詳しく
Kuranda
2018年6月12日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Kuranda is a small touristy town in the mountains above Cairns. I didn't take any pictures of the town as you can most likely visualize it. It is that stereotypical. Most of the stores close up whenもっと詳しく
SkyRail
2018年6月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This is the gondola between Karunda and Cairns (or a town near Cairns). This is a tremendous ride that is built in 3 sections. The two intermediate stops allow walks in the rain forest, a guided tourもっと詳しく
SkyRail 2
2018年6月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
This looks across the Barron River gorge at the scenic railroad train at its stop at the falls and looks at the falls from the other side as well as another of the rain forest.
Cairns Botanical Garden
2018年6月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
This is the only botanical garden I've visited dedicated to the tropical rain forest. Part of the garden brings together plants from rain forests around the world. The other portion is a boardwalkもっと詳しく
Up the coast to Cape Tribulation
2018年6月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The first two pics are from Mossman Gorge park that is sun by the native community. Then 2 shots at Cape Tribulation. the 3rd is the cape itself from the beach. The some structures within the tidalもっと詳しく