Sunday, September 11, 2005


Creation of the Curtain Fig Tree

Malanda Falls

Magnificent Millaa Millaa Falls

Promotional car outside Crystal Cave in Atherton

One of the hundreds of crystal formations we saw in the Crystal Cave - Atherton

Atherton lookout - wet but beautiful

Layout of our trip from Kuranda to the Crater

Top of Crater - cannot see top to bottom in one shot

Bottom of Crater

Innot Hot Springs

This is Undara - 160 km of Lava Tubes from one volcanic eruption 194,000 years ago, here two Lava Tubes meet

Colours are just unbelievable

Another Lava Tube

Carol speaking to our guide Val inside a Lava Tube

What amazing formations on the roof of this Lava Tube

See the land, tree, sky above the ground and the top of the Lava Tube below

The sand on the floor of the Undara Lava Tubes is just so incredibly fine

Last look at the colours in the Lava Tube

What a sight - droving the herd through the bush

Hundreds of Brahman cattle droving to market

Drover with UHF strapped to shoulder

Charters Towers from the lookout

Late afternoon sun on the grasses at the Charters Towers lookout

Rock Wallaby just checking us out

Old Stock Exchange at Charters Towers

Incredible buildings in such a small gold mining town as Charters Towers

Miners Cottage and Museum - Charters Towers

Quaint shop in Miners Cottage

I like this Miners Cottage says Carol

Rainbow Lorikeet enjoying an apple at Belyando Crossing where we stopped for lunch

This is a piano in the tree on the road into Cleremont - that's how high the flood waters rise in this part of the world

Carol sitting under "the largest painting on an easel in the World - Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers"

One of the mosaics depicting Emerald's history

Fairbairn Dam - where is the water?

Parking to look at Lake Maraboon, 17km from Emerald

Beautiful Lake Maraboon

140,000 year old fossilised trees

Emerald Railway Station

Map of Carnarvon Gorge, half way up is the Art Gallery, and on the left half way between the Art Gallery and the bottom is Moss Gardens

Crossing one of ten creek crossings in Carnarvon Gorge

Some of the scenery as we walked into Carnarvon Gorge

The variety of trees and views was fantastic

Aboriginal Art up to 2,000 years old

Mike with Fred, one of two Elders and traditional owners of Carnarvon Gorge

More Aboriginal Art

Walking back towards Moss Gardens, the fallen fern on the right of Carol is over 30 metres long

Just beautiful walking through Carnarvon Gorge

Moss Gardens - the photo doesn't do it justice - lush, wet, green great

Orchards growing wild in Carnarvon Gorge

A pair of Kangaroos said hello as we were leaving Carnarvon Gorge