Curtis Falls and Tamborine National Park – Joalah Section – the Scenic Rim, Queensland.

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Andrew McInnes Photography

The peace that is …

This is Curtis Falls and Cedar Creek in the Joalah Section of Tamborine National Park – itself within the fabulous Scenic Rim region of Queensland.

Cheers 🙂

Weeping Rock, near Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains of NSW.

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Andrew McInnes Photography

The serene Weeping Rock, near the town of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

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Day 8 – Fiordland and Cascade Creek, New Zealand – December 2015

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Ah, to have more time to explore and be awed by Fiordland National Park! And a revisit in late winter/early spring is in order too.
We ventured along the Te Anau – Milford Highway, to hike the Key Summit, a day-hike portion of the Routeburn Track, beginning at The Divide. Spectacular!

Here is a portion of the view from the end of Key Summit.

Routeburn Track 2AM 0796-0800 panorama. ©Andrew McInnes

Hiking (“tramping” in NZ) up to Key Summit.

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A loo with a view – sort of.

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Driving into Fiordland National Park in the morning we noticed a field of lupins and thought that it would be worth a look on the way out that evening. What a beautiful scene it turned out to be!

This is Cascade Creek, along the Te Anau-Milford Hwy.

Cascade Creek 2AM 0827-0832 Panorama. ©Andrew McInnes

Cascade Creek 2AM 0842-0843 panorama. ©Andrew McInnes

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Cascade Creek 2AM-000844. ©Andrew McInnes

Cascade Creek 2AM-000863. ©Andrew McInnes

Cascade Creek 2AM-000865. ©Andrew McInnes

Cascade Creek 2AM-000889. ©Andrew McInnes

Cascade Creek 2AM-000835. ©Andrew McInnes

Cascade Creek 2AM-000818. ©Andrew McInnes

I hope you like lupins 😉
Thanks for viewing my images.

Cheers 🙂

Minnamurra Rainforest

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Andrew McInnes Photography

These images capture a portion of a remnant pocket of subtropical and warm temperate rainforest that is the Minnamurra Forest – within Budderoo National Park near Jamberoo and Kiama, NSW.

Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM 7191-7193_HDR © Andrew McInnes

Australian water dragon 2AM-009846 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Falls 2AM-007179 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Falls 2AM-007183 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM-007145 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM-007154 © Andrew McInnes

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Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM-009818 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM-009821 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM-009822 © Andrew McInnes

Minnamurra Rainforest 2AM-009825 © Andrew McInnes

Cheers 🙂

A hinterland creekbank – Noble Falls, Western Australia.

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Varied textures along a hinterland creekbank – just east of the Darling Scarp at Noble Falls, near Perth – including granite, grasstree, and gumtree.

Posting #12 of my road trip from Fremantle to Kununurra, Western Australia.

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

The 12th and final posting of my trip up to Kununurra and back!
This is a small collection of images from a brief detour to visit the wonderful Tunnel Creek National Park.

The view as you near Tunnel Creek along Leopold Downs Road. This is part of the Napier Range: Devonian reef from 350 – 375 million years ago.

Underneath the bluff in the following picture is ‘Tunnel Creek’ – a 750 meter erosion tunnel through the Napier Range, eroded by a creek. The tunnel is purported to be the oldest cave system in Western Australia!

This is a day-use park only; this is my trusty 1984 Toyota Hilux in the parking area – only a very short hike to the cave entrance.

Along the trail to the cave entrance…

Inside Tunnel Creek, looking back toward the entrance…

Looking deeper into Tunnel Creek – follow it to the right 😉

That’s it for now. Until next time, thanks for visiting.

Posting #8 of my road trip from Fremantle to Kununurra, Western Australia.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Mirima/Hidden Valley National Park – Kununurra, Western Australia.
Bungle Bungles in miniature – located just minutes from Kununurra, Mirima/Hidden Valley is a small park with sandstone ranges, cliffs and valleys, similar in appearance (and formed by similar processes) to parts of the Bungle Bungles (Purnululu National Park). The 350 million year old sandstone features within the park are subject to some striking colour changes due to sunlight variances.

Here is the ‘mini Bungle Bungles’ (a portion of Mirima/Hidden Valley), viewed from a helicopter, including the town of Kununurra, Lily Creek, Indian Sandalwood plantations, and a portion of the surrounding ranges.

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Okay, back on terra firma – time for a wander through Hidden Valley…

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Posting #6 of my road trip from Fremantle to Kununurra, Western Australia.

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

Into the Kimberley Region…

If you plan on being near Halls Creek I thoroughly recommend taking the time to explore along Duncan Road…

China Wall – a quartz outcrop.

A light painting of China Wall.

The very refreshing, and aptly named, Palm Springs.

A ‘selfie’ in Palm Springs – lovely safe place for a dip.

Mulla mulla wildflowers along Duncan Road, Halls Creek.

One of the water crossings along Duncan Road, Halls Creek.

Sawtooth Gorge is a beautiful and secluded camping/visiting area- well worth the short bumpy dirt road in.

An iconic avian species – the Wedge-tailed Eagle – perched on a termite mound outside Fitzroy Crossing.

An iconic boab tree at dusk on the Great Northern Highway – a common Kimberley vista.

Posting #4 of my road trip from Fremantle to Kununurra, Western Australia.

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

During my recent >9,000 km road trip highway vistas like this one routinely had me in awe of the scenic beauty of this wonderful land.

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Oh, how I enjoy the tranquillity of a sleepy river and the Australian bush. This is the De Grey River and rail bridge just off the Great Northern Highway near Port Headland, Western Australia. I didn’t camp here but I did enjoy the respite as I stretched my legs during the long drive.

Travelling is full of surprises…

The ubiquitous road train: some transport livestock, some transport supplies, and for others, like this one, it is iron ore.

Thanks for swinging by and I hope you enjoyed these photo’s of my travels.

Posting #1 of my road trip from Fremantle to Kununurra, Western Australia.

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Andrew McInnes Photography

I recently embarked on what turned out to be a quite a drive with the purpose of visiting an old mate from my teenage years whom I have not seen for more than 20 years! My old vehicle (1984 Toyota Hilux diesel) logged 9,193 km (5,712 miles) doing my return trip from Fremantle – Kununurra – Fremantle, Western Australia.

With an esky full of water and assorted sandwich-construction material, plus spare diesel, oil, etc., I essentially drove until it was time to find a bush-camp for the night. I’d awake early and continue northward, repeating as required until I arrived at Kununurra.

Subsequent blog postings will present more images from the trip to the north of this bloody big state.
Theses images document my travels up and back – I hope you will find them appealing.

It isn’t long until these emblematic signs present themselves, with varying fauna presented.

Having previously visited and photographed The Pinnacles (click here to view these) at Nambung National Park, near Cervantes, I chose to revisit and shoot more images from this amazing ‘moonscape’ before moving on and finding a place to camp for the night.

This leaning tree is but one of many around the Greenough area. These River Gum/eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) have horizontal trunks due to exposure to strong and near-continuous southerly winds.

Should you find yourself anywhere near Geraldton or Walkaway, I thoroughly recommend a visit to Ellendale Pool, be it for a day trip or a place to camp – as I did for an evening.