Belmore Falls – Southern Highlands, NSW.

The impressive Belmore Falls, in good flow. These falls are in Morton National Park, very near the town of Robertson in the Southern Highlands region of NSW.

The Belmore Falls is a plunge waterfall with three drops on the Barrengarry Creek in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales.

Belmore Falls 2AM-000097

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Belmore Falls 2am-003088

Hindmarsh Lookout 2AM-003055

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Hindmarsh Lookout 2AM-003066

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Hindmarsh Lookout 2AM-003072

The view from Mount Ngungun – the Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland.

The 360 degree view afforded from the top of Mt. Ngungun is fascinating – the 2.8 km (return) hike up is well worth including in your plans.

These are some of the volcanic plugs (remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 25-27 million years ago), known as the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. These two are, from nearest to furthest, Mount Coonowrin and Mount Beerwah, as seen from Mount Ngungun.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-003979. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004006. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2am 3992-3995_stitch ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004003. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004009. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004013. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Glasshouse Mountains 2AM-004021. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

Cheers.

Kangaroo parking sign…

On a recent trip I was quite relieved when I finally sighted this sign – I was beginning to wonder where I was going to rest/leave my trusty kangaroo-steed, having been travelling for several hours 😉
Perhaps my recollections are failing me, but I thought these were much more abundant when I was in school – perhaps everyone is using roo-ber?

Roo Parking Sign 2am-003347

 

Fire in the sky – the Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland.

A fiery sunset over volcanic plugs (remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 25-27 million years ago), known as the Glasshouse Mountains on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. At just over an hour from Brisbane, these hills are well worth a visit.
This is a 12 image panorama stack.

Glasshouse Mountains 2AM 3904-3915_Pano ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Glasshouse Mountains 2AM 3904-3915_Pano
©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

 

Weather – an East Coast Low and a low pressure trough approaching Australia’s eastern seaboard.

A very powerful weather system is impacting a considerable portion of the east coast of Australia this weekend. Here is the Bureau of Meteorology link and the ABC link.

Here are three images: the first is an aerial image (drone) at Scarborough showing clear weather conditions before the system began to directly impact this section of the Illawarra Coast, and the remaining two images from Bald Hill show the first wave of weather making its way to the coast.

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Scarborough-2AM-0014. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Bald Hill 2AM 2771-2772 Panorama. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Bald Hill 2AM-002769. ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Here’s to hoping the farmers and graziers get good rain where needed.

Days 9-11: Makarora and Fox Glacier etc, New Zealand – December 2015.

 

Day 9-11. Makarora and Fox Glacier etc, South Island – New Zealand.

Onwards…
More from Otago, plus some from West Coast.  As is the case with all holidays, the end comes too soon.

This last post includes images from Blue Pools on the Makarora River, the Whataroa River, Fox Glacier, and Lake Hawea (near The Neck).

Dusk settles over the Southern Alps at Makarora.

Makarora 2AM-000934. ©Andrew McInnes

Makarora 2AM-000934.
©Andrew McInnes

Makarora River 2AM-000931. ©Andrew McInnes

Makarora River 2AM-000931.
©Andrew McInnes

Makarora River 2AM-000930. ©Andrew McInnes

Makarora River 2AM-000930.
©Andrew McInnes

 

The stunning, and frigid, Blue Pools.

Blue Pools - Makarora River 2AM-000916. ©Andrew McInnes

Blue Pools – Makarora River 2AM-000916.
©Andrew McInnes

Blue Pools - Makarora River 2AM-000914. ©Andrew McInnes

Blue Pools – Makarora River 2AM-000914.
©Andrew McInnes

 

Happy hour 🙂
Cold beers and conversation in and alongside the Makarora River.

Makarora 2AM-000539. ©Andrew McInnes

Makarora 2AM-000539.
©Andrew McInnes

 

A Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), in the honeyeater family, foraging on New Zealand flax (Phormium sp.).

Tui 2AM-004945. ©Andrew McInnes

Tui 2AM-004945.
©Andrew McInnes

 

Dawn over the Southern Alps at Fox Glacier – includes Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Fox Glacier 2AM 1002-4 HDR. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM 1002-4 HDR.
©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000957. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000957. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000981. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000981.
©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000988. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000988.
©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000993. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000993.
©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000995. ©Andrew McInnes

Fox Glacier 2AM-000995.
©Andrew McInnes

The Neck 2AM-000537 iPhone panorama. ©Andrew McInnes

The Neck 2AM-000537 iPhone panorama.
©Andrew McInnes

Whataroa River 2AM 1024-1029 panorama. ©Andrew McInnes

Whataroa River 2AM 1024-1029 panorama.
©Andrew McInnes

Whataroa River 2AM-001017. ©Andrew McInnes

Whataroa River 2AM-001017.
©Andrew McInnes

 

I hope you enjoyed this and the previous posts of my images from a fantastic holiday in New Zealand.

Cheers 🙂