SteveNT
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Well finally after 25 years I have cleansed my soul in the pure crystal waters of No Name Creek.
What a place. No-one has been here for a century. With the miracle of GPS we were able to "bush bash" to a spot just above the creek. (An all day process). But what a reward when we got there.
Down the creek past beautiful pools and stunning country to the "big hole" down the bottom. Daz prepares the rod for Sooty Grunters (1 cast 1 fish) There were snake skins of various sizes everywhere but we only saw yellow tree snakes this trip.
Darlyn in a shady cave. Osbeckia flowers lined the creek. Daz whips lunch out of the pool. Sooty Grunter or Black Bream. All were released except one big fat one that provided our lunch, cooked on the coals. Numnumnumnum
1) Art sites were rare (any paintings done in yellow ochre, clay or charcoal have long since vanished. Only the ones done with haemetite (iron ore) actually soak into the sandstone and survive. 2) Kapok bush pods opening up to release the parachute seeds. 3) Plenty of caves for man or beast when the rain sets in or to escape the sun. 4) black shags also enjoying a feast of sooty grunter.
1) One of many varieties of Carlia skinks. There were firetail skinks also. 2) Cave (happy home to many judging by the scats and tracks). 3) One of a million tiny springs flowing from the rock walls. 4)
1) What a view! 2) Even though we missed the AFL Grand Final we got watch these whirlygig beetles fight for a piece of white stuff from one end of the pond to the other. (South Pond won!) 3) Dragon and Damsel flies came in every colour. 4) Littoria meriana (jesus frog) and water strider.
It was a big effort to get here (very hard on vehicles and tyres going cross country) but absolutely worth it. It's very late in the year, super hot and you never know when the Wet will break. We have to cross a major river which can rise quickly. We only spent 2 nights here and got hammered by the first thunderstorms of the year at 2am this morning. We'll go back next year after the Wet to explore the entire system (another 30km of creeks feed into No Name.)
The rock figs are incredibly tenacious clinging on to sheer rock walls. And how is last night's sunset. Phew, knackered but happy believe me
Well worth 25 years waiting to get to this place!
For some reason the pics loaded in a different sequence. (sorry bout that)
What a place. No-one has been here for a century. With the miracle of GPS we were able to "bush bash" to a spot just above the creek. (An all day process). But what a reward when we got there.
Down the creek past beautiful pools and stunning country to the "big hole" down the bottom. Daz prepares the rod for Sooty Grunters (1 cast 1 fish) There were snake skins of various sizes everywhere but we only saw yellow tree snakes this trip.
Darlyn in a shady cave. Osbeckia flowers lined the creek. Daz whips lunch out of the pool. Sooty Grunter or Black Bream. All were released except one big fat one that provided our lunch, cooked on the coals. Numnumnumnum
1) Art sites were rare (any paintings done in yellow ochre, clay or charcoal have long since vanished. Only the ones done with haemetite (iron ore) actually soak into the sandstone and survive. 2) Kapok bush pods opening up to release the parachute seeds. 3) Plenty of caves for man or beast when the rain sets in or to escape the sun. 4) black shags also enjoying a feast of sooty grunter.
1) One of many varieties of Carlia skinks. There were firetail skinks also. 2) Cave (happy home to many judging by the scats and tracks). 3) One of a million tiny springs flowing from the rock walls. 4)
1) What a view! 2) Even though we missed the AFL Grand Final we got watch these whirlygig beetles fight for a piece of white stuff from one end of the pond to the other. (South Pond won!) 3) Dragon and Damsel flies came in every colour. 4) Littoria meriana (jesus frog) and water strider.
It was a big effort to get here (very hard on vehicles and tyres going cross country) but absolutely worth it. It's very late in the year, super hot and you never know when the Wet will break. We have to cross a major river which can rise quickly. We only spent 2 nights here and got hammered by the first thunderstorms of the year at 2am this morning. We'll go back next year after the Wet to explore the entire system (another 30km of creeks feed into No Name.)
The rock figs are incredibly tenacious clinging on to sheer rock walls. And how is last night's sunset. Phew, knackered but happy believe me
Well worth 25 years waiting to get to this place!
For some reason the pics loaded in a different sequence. (sorry bout that)
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