Thunder Cave

The Great Ocean Road, one of the most scenic routes of the world. The GOR allows the visitor to follow the coastline, which showcases sheer cliffs, towering rock stacks, gorges, arches, and sea caves. A soft Pliocene limestone with karst features forms the coastline. Above sea level the limestone is exposed to violent seas and strong winds, which have carved out some remarkable features. The Thunder Cave, which despite the name is not a cave, it is actually a roofless cave, which collapsed long ago by the ongoing erosional forces of the sea. It is a must see stop on the GOR, great for taking pictures! Only two more post from this trip left. As always keep checking back for more! 

Bay of Islands

Bay of Islands Coastal Park is a 32-kilometer long coastal reserve located on the Great Ocean Road between Peterborough and Warrnambool in Australia. This coastal park has outstanding ocean views and geological features. Sheer cliffs and rock stacks dominate the bays. This was my first stop on the Great Ocean Road and the remaining post from this trip follows my journey on the GOR. This was a great day of picture taking and I hope you all keep checking back for more!     

Red Rock Road Adventures!

In the Gariwerd - Grampians National Park, the public can visit rock shelters where Aboriginal people camped and painted images of their life and law on the sandstone walls. Manja, Cave of Hands is located in Billawin, Victoria Range, beside the Billywing Pine Plantation. Manja (pronounced Manya) meaning ‘hands’ has some of the best examples of hand stencils in Victoria. The hand stencils were used to record a visit to a site, and to renew the ties a person had to a particular place. At this site there are also animal tracks and many human stick figures. Placing a hand on the rock then spraying a mouthful of pigment over it made the hand stencils at Manja, which is located in an impressive sandstone outcrop. It is not know exactly when the paintings were made. Research elsewhere has demonstrated that Aboriginal people have lived in the area now called Victoria, for at least 40,000 years. The day spent in the outback was amazing! As always I hope you all enjoy and keep checking back for more!

Fall Crossing

Here are the pictures I took on the drive back into the city. The pictures were taken in Appleton. It was a beautiful fall day and I couldn't resist stoping to capture it! I will be continuing with the pictures from Australia in the next post so don't forget to check back. Hope you enjoy!

The Colors of Fall

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I decided to take a break in my posting schedule of the photographs from Australia and give you all a taste of fall. I took these pictures over the weekend while I visited my hometown. It was a beautiful day and the pictures turned out great! Hope you all enjoy the long weekend and remember to keep checking back for more!

Mackenzie Falls

Grampians National Park includes lookouts with stunning panoramic views as well as a number of impressive waterfalls. Earlier this year the park became victim to forest fires. Fortunately, this area is submersed in the transitional stage and beginning to shed ash stained bark and growing anew. Seeing the thousands of trees growing stronger was amazing but nothing compared to the sight of the falls. The MacKenzie Falls is one of Victoria`s largest and most spectacular waterfalls, reaching over 30 meters in height. Due to regular rainfall, the waterfall is the only all-year-round flowing waterway in this entire region.  The lower basin was a great area to take pictures and take in the sights. It was so peaceful to just sit and enjoy. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures and remember to check back next week for more!