Girraween, again

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Girraween, again

Postby phan_TOM » Sun 20 Jul, 2014 1:53 pm

A few photos from one of my favourite places. Taken back in May as the weather was starting to turn but the nights still mild and the days warm. We had four days of perfect weather, exploring the bush, the massive slabs and the creeks followed by campfires every night with the resident possums.

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Re: Girraween, again

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Re: Girraween, again

Postby ofuros » Sun 20 Jul, 2014 4:37 pm

Photo No:-6 instantly reminded me of ginormous dandelion seed head, with the white clouds in the background being
the fluff that parachutes the seeds softly away on the breeze....and the possum shot is a beauty.

Girraween has been in the back of my mind lately, especially with the cold windswept spell we've been having.
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Re: Girraween, again

Postby north-north-west » Sun 20 Jul, 2014 7:29 pm

Love that possum shot.
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Re: Girraween, again

Postby phan_TOM » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 11:19 am

ofuros wrote:Photo No:-6 instantly reminded me of overgrown dandelion seed head

That's one big seed head, I'd like to see you blow the top off that one ;)

ofuros wrote:Girraween has been in the back of my mind lately, especially with the cold windswept spell we've been having.

Yeah it's one of those places that's never too far from my mind, I don't know exactly what it is but there is a really good feeling about it. It doesn't matter what time of year but like you I really love those clear, cold days out there. I can already smell the spring wildflowers of my next visit in September :)

I'd love to head back out there sooner but I have plans for a trip out near washpool in 2 weeks and then a long for a weekend in Yuraygir a couple of weeks after that. So many things to see and do, so little time. A first world problem that I'm happy to indulge!

north-north-west wrote:Love that possum shot.

better in a tree than scaring the *&%$#! out of me by deciding to creep up under my chair...
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Re: Girraween, again

Postby cams » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 12:11 pm

Lovely shots. I also like the possum one and the gum tree. The clouds sitting perfectly around the canopy is a great composition.
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Re: Girraween, again

Postby GPSGuided » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 2:50 pm

Lovely location and thanks for sharing. What's the story behind the rock carving (?) in photo 5?
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Re: Girraween, again

Postby phan_TOM » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 4:04 pm

It's caused by erosion and weathering of the granite. It starts off as patterns like that and over time it leads to the creation of massive boulders and sheet like slabs that are ready to tumble down onto those that have already come crashing down. It's a pretty far out landscape & I would love to see one of them actually topple over, it would be epic :) Well, from a distance anyway!

Here's a couple of examples of 'onion skin weathering' that is commonly seen in the park
http://www.rymich.com/girraween/index.php?section=geology&sub=sculptured&d1=weathering&d2=exfoliation&page=gi_exfoliation

& a photo I took a few years ago for scale. The tree is maybe 10m high so I hate to think how many tonnes of rock is in that big slab or in the broken chunks down on the valley floor
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Re: Girraween, again

Postby GPSGuided » Mon 21 Jul, 2014 4:19 pm

Got it! Interesting stuff.
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