A nice relaxing spot for lunch. The lower tier of upper Somersby Falls, Brisbane Water National Park, Central Coast, NSW, Australia
The lifeblood of the NSW outback, beautiful reflections along this side tributary to the Darling River belies the truth of a stagnant dying river. The result of both long term upstream drought and controversial water use policies, the Darling stopped flowing earler this year south of Wilcannia and the once great Menindee Lakes dried up. Like sentinels from another age, the ancient Red River gums that line the banks are in many cases over 800 years old. Kinchega National Park, Outback New South Wales, Australia.
The wind picks up, the clouds begin to roll in, and the small ledge my tripod is perched on begins to feel exposed and isolated as darkness fast approaches. Looking North across the Grose Valley towards Mt Banks 1,049 m (3,442 ft) in the Blue Mountains. The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area covers 10,300 square kilometres (4,000 sq mi) of wilderness. Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia