I continue to be fascinated with the trees and rocks in Australia and they just seem to get more magnificent each place I visit – on the advice of my Melbourne friend Kate I took this trip out to the Western MacDonald ranges and here are some of the images I took – i have had no time to edit the photographs in anyway so they are straight from the camera. This is where I was heading
the first stop was at Simpson’s gap – a waterhole several kilometres out of Alice Springs then on to Stanley Chasm
Yes the sky is really this blue!
Tree bark- the river gum tree
The ochre pits below are a sacred Aboriginal site where they obtain the red, yellow and white pigments for skin decoration – the pigments are mixed with fat to intensify the colour.
I love the way the pure white bark of this tree protrudes from the red rock face
Heavy rains a few weeks ago have caused the waterholes to be unusually full and rivers to flow – a rare event in this part of the world! This is Glen Helen Gorge below.
And finally some tree images of course!
Can you believe the bark on this tree – I thought it looked clothed!
4 comments:
reminiscent of my beloved northern new mexico, the rio grande gorge...excited about my annual mid summer sojourn, WITH my new camera!! thanks for a peek.
Wow!! Love these shots. The last one is just gorgeous.
What a photo tour...love the names of these places, exotic sites with ordinary names. You are having one wonderful adventure and I'm having a great time checking in to the latest update!
beautiful shots!! i really love the bark shot
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