Monthly Archives: August 2023

High Country, ranges, hills and desert 30 Aug 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

We depart our campsite prior to showering rain settling in, stopping at Corryong for breakfast at the Black Sheep cafe, great meals very tasty and varied. The countryside continues to be a mixture of farming, forestry and native forests, all … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert 29 Aug 2023

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

Today was a good day, after a particularly cold morning we travelled the back roads and traffic was rare, with the exception when driving into and around Tumut. The climb to the top of the Brindabella Ranges, have a chat … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert 28 Aug 2023

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

We enjoy a day of touring the Australian War Memorial with a volunteer guide, we highly recommend this if you do ever visit, they are very good and add real value to the experience. We also visit the old Parliament … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert 27 Aug 2023

Posted on August 27, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

Today has been a better day to explore the mountains without the crowds. Climbing back up the Great Dividing Range passing through the huge turpentine, brown barrel and gully gum forests of the Macquarie Pass National Park and continuing along … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert 26 Aug 2023

Posted on August 26, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

We continued southward today, travelling through Lithgow and stopping at Evans Lookout, it’s a great view of the Sandstone escarpment and quite a few native plants are in flower. Then onto Katoomba. Another beautiful vista, unfortunately the visitation rate is … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert. 25 Aug 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

Another cool start to the day but the morning sun soon warms us up. It’s into Tamworth to do some shopping and visit the Golden Guitar. Southward bound to Musselbrook a town engulfed in traffic and blanketed in dust from … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert. 24 Aug 2023

Posted on August 24, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

A strong cold breeze greets us in the morning but as the sun rises we start to warm up. Plenty of birds about and the wattle in its varied species is in flower. The country along the entire granite belt … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert. 23 Aug 2023

Posted on August 24, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

We are making short trips, travelling for a few hours and making regular stops. We fuel up at Warwick, it pays to use the App Fuelspy, it helps you identify the cheapest fuel in the area. The Stanthorpe area is … Continue reading →

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High Country, ranges, hills and desert. Aug 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 by mjsjbaltais

We are heading south following the Great Divide and hoping to make it to the high country (Snowy Mountains) then west to the hills of the Mount Lofty ranges, and north to the Flinders ranges and home across the desert … Continue reading →

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