Category Archives: Landscape

To the gates of Hell, and beyond.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Mike

In summer this probably would feel like Hell, but it was just a mild 38C when I took this photo at Hell’s Gate station, on the Hay Plains. (photo taken with 8mm fisheye lens)

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Sydney or the bush ?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Mike

For non Australians reading this, “Sydney or the bush is a phrase describing two vastly different choices or paths. For me, it’s a no-brainer, a few days in Sydney is more than enough ! So I am heading bush, heading … Continue reading →

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From the mountains to the sea

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Mike

Over the past few weeks I have criss-crossed the Snowy River, hiking over it as a mere stream on the Main Range, following it south down it’s valley, crossing high above it at McKillop’s Bridge and finally where it meets … Continue reading →

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How would you feel if….

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mike

How would you feel if you built a bridge well above flood height, then watched it get washed away by a record flood only days before the official opening? I’ve driven down to the NSW South Coast, via the Barry … Continue reading →

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Paddy’s River Falls

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mike

When I saw this waterfall signposted I thought about driving straight past, thinking it would probably be just a trickle by now, being the middle of summer with no rain for some time now …. I was wrong. They are … Continue reading →

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Been there, done that ….Australia’s highest town

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mike

Cabramurra was originally built to house the workers on the Snowy Mountains scheme 60 years ago, now just a relative few remain working for the Snowy Hydro as it is now known. At around 1460m it is not particularly high … Continue reading →

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