Guest Guest66881 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 The collection of photos is a visual journey capturing some of the most amazing locations on earth - hidden gorges, the site of the world's oldest cremations and rock formations with deep connections to Indigenous communities. Adding to Australia's allure is that there are such extremities within one continent - it is considered the driest inhabited on earth but is also home to lush rainforests, vast bushland and thousands of kilometres of coastline. Then there is the eternal allure of some of the world's best beaches with pristine white sand and one of the best scuba diving sites on the planet. +27 Australian icon: The World Heritage-listed Uluru is the biggest monolith on Earth. It is located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory and is a sacred landmark of the Anangu Aboriginal people +27 Canyoners Ken Eastwood (rear) and Vanessa Simmonds take on Rocky Creek Canyon, towards the south of Wollemi National Park, NSW. The route starts with several dimly lit swims and climb-downs, followed by a waterslide. Located 80km north-west of Sydney, Wollemi National Park covers more than 500,000 square kilometres and is home to 235 bird species, 46 mammals and 55 butterflies. Though much of it is impenetrable to all but the most intrepid bushwalkers and climbers, there are plenty of opportunities for trekking, camping, canoeing and kayaking +27 Stunning: Whitehaven Beach, located in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, is often rated the best beach in the world, due to its white sand, which is considered purest on earth +27 The Daintree, with Cape Tribulation at its heart was named for British geologist and photographer Richard Daintree, whose prospecting work in the area in the 1860s helped open up the tropical north. Daintree National Park begins about 70km north of Cairns and continues north from the Daintree River to the Bloomfield River, a distance of 70km. The steep McDowall Range forms the western boundary to the Cape Tribulation section +27 Morning mist covers the Tom Groggin campground area on the banks of the upper Murray River, Kosciuszko National Park in Victoria +27 Ferocious: Australia is known for its unique wildlife, but one of the most impressive is the saltwater crocodile, found in the estuaries of northern Australia SHARE PICTURE +27 Outback sunset: An iconic Aussie windmill is highlighted against the red sunset of outback Northern Territory, along Lasseter's Highway +27 Naree in flood: Eucalyptus coolabah dot Naree station, a property found roughly 180km north-west of Bourke in north-western NSW. In 2008 they were photographed blooming after record floods on the Murray Darling Basin, but after some our hottest weather on record in 2013 they are now dotting a mudflat +27 Shipwreck: The Yongala was one of several coastal trading ships that serviced Australia's major ports. It sank in 1911, off the coast of Townsville, with 122 people lost. Today, even as it lies submerged and slowly corroding 15-30m underwater, the ship remains something special. Since becoming a gravesite more than 100 years ago, the Yongala has evolved into a unique artificial reef, now regarded as one of the world's greatest scuba diving experiences +27 Breathtaking: A full moon rises at sunset over Mungo National Park, in the NSW Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area. The park is home to the famous 'Mungo Man', the world's oldest human cremation +27 Jatbula waterfall: The 17-Mile falls on the Jatbula Trail, Northern Territory. The trail runs through the south-western corner of 2928 square kilometre Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, which is owned by its traditional custodians, the Jawoyn people. This smaller southern neighbour of Kakadu offers its own distinctive spectrum of environments, from monsoon rainforests to savannah to spectacular gorges +27 Surfing dolphin: The animal rides the waves at Thistle Cove, Cape Le Grand National Park, Esperance, Western Australia +27 The Pinnacles: Almost an alien moonscape, the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, Western Australia, near the town of Cervantes, are actually limestone formations +27 Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island and is home to the many perched lakes, which are filled with rainwater, not groundwater. The World Heritage-listed island sits off the coast of Hervey Bay in Queensland +27 Djelk Indigenous Protected Area covers 673,200 hectares of central Arnhem Land plateau country, woodlands, floodplains and coastal areas out into the Arafura Sea +27 Mt Warning: In the middle of the Twee Valley, on the NSW northern coast, looms 1156m Mt Warning, or Wollumbin - the relic core of the Tweed Volcano. During its three-million-year reign, this 30km-wide landform was the main outlet for lava ebbing and flowing from a hotspot below the earth's crust. Yet for the local Bundjalung people, Wollumbin is both sacred ground and a spiritual force. In their tradition, only select people are permitted on the mountain and its influence endures as a source of lore and law, gathering and ceremony, echoing across many hundreds of generations +27 White-lipped tree frogs (Litoria infrafrenata), are the world's largest tree frogs and are native to northern Queensland. They reach up to 14cm long +27 The Flinders Ranges stretch from Crystal Brook near Port Pirie in southern South Australia more than 400km to Arkaroola in the north. The ranges provide a glimpse into the history of time, with thousands of years of rich Aboriginal heritage giving a spiritual meaning to the surrounding physical features. A rustle in the bushes may reveal an elusive and endangered yellow-footed rock wallaby or an emu leading its chicks to the creek bed +27 Abundance of life: Hardy Reef on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of Airlie Beach, in the Whitsunday Islands. The World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2300km and is home to 600 coral species, more than 100 species of jellyfish, 3000 varieties of molluscs, 500 species of worms, 1625 species of fish, 133 varieties of sharks and rays, and more than 30 species of whales and dolphins +27 Deimatic display: Crossing Australia's tropical woodlands in the northern part of the country during or just after the wet season, offers an excellent chance of spotting frill-necked lizard. Also referred to as a frill-necked dragon, the animal's throat display is an impressive sight. The lizard stands on its hind legs, gapes widely to reveal some very impressive teeth and inflates its large frill by means of two U-shaped bones in the throat area. The behaviour is used for territorial displays, to scare off predators, and also during courtship:notworthy::cool::wink: Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2664158/Australias-breathtaking-landscapes-captured-visual-feast.html#ixzz35Gcb8NIS Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Les Patterson Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Have been to a few of these @PaulandDeb , one is for want of a better word my "home town" grew up on the Tweed, have climbed Mt. Warning twice, beautiful part of this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Im going to visit as many of these places as i can when we retire and travel, they look stunning. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Those photos cannot be Australia as this is The Daily Mail, lies lies lies :cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Lol Andy i was going to footnote my thread with the comment not bad for a shite paper allegedly:wink: Only done the Pinnacles, better get our traveling boots out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Out of all of these beautiful photos, I too have only viewed the Pinnacles. But I hope to rectify that situation very soon. Wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Some absolutely stunning pictures, suprised none of Tasmania.................narrow minded journalism Daily Fail for you :daydreaming: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeboard1980 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Great thread mate, been to a few of those places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Some absolutely stunning pictures, suprised none of Tasmania Just for you Baz.................a few of mine from my trip there Lake lewellyn Poppy Field...............poppies grown for codeine production Boat House Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain Windy Day Lake Peddar Towards Cape Hauy Drought Gordon Dam catchment The Nut Sandstone Sunset Wineglass Bay Clearing Storm River Tamar Low Head Lighthouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Just for you Baz.................a few of mine from my trip there Lake lewellyn Poppy Field...............poppies grown for codeine production Boat House Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain Windy Day Lake Peddar Towards Cape Hauy Drought Gordon Dam catchment The Nut Sandstone Sunset Wineglass Bay Clearing Storm River Tamar Low Head Lighthouse All stunning mate I had the lighthouse pic as a desktop background for about a year at work, any plans to go back Kev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 All stunning mate I had the lighthouse pic as a desktop background for about a year at work, any plans to go back Kev? Don't plan anything nowadays Baz.........one day at a time :-( Hope to get to NZ though before I cark it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Don't plan anything nowadays Baz.........one day at a time :-( Hope to get to NZ though before I cark it Mate your a bootneck with reinforced heart tubes you'll make 90 no probs, it's 90% mental strength anyway.................................book some trips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Mate your a bootneck with reinforced heart tubes you'll make 90 no probs, it's 90% mental strength anyway.................................book some trips Working on it Baz.....dumped 18 kilos the last 4 months with a view to those NZ mountains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Working on it Baz.....dumped 18 kilos the last 4 months with a view to those NZ mountains Kev I reckon going through Lymstone adds about 10 yrs to your life expectancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 all absolutely beautiful. hard to think when we are discussing where to live, how to get jobs, cost of living etc, schools for the kids, etc, this is where we are going to be! Or at least be in the same country as... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Lol Andy i was going to footnote my thread with the comment not bad for a shite paper allegedly:wink: Oh well, it got the first one wrong... Australian icon: The World Heritage-listed Uluru is the biggest monolith on Earth. It is located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory - Mt. Augustus in Western Australia is twice as big. http://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/travel-destinations-outback-australia/Gascoyne_Murchison/Mount_Augustus_and_Upper_Gascoyne Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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