This is part of the Capertee Valley. It is like seeing a smaller version of the Grand Canyon but is covered with trees.
Some trees that were burned by a recent bushfire. Even though the fire occurred just a few months before this photo was taken the area has already started to grow back.
View from the top of one of the hills near Lithgow. The view from up here was stunning as you could see for miles in each direction.
This is one of my favourite photos from the trip. It's amazing how the plants can grow on the side of the rock and not fall off.
Do you have any lookouts or viewing platforms near where you live?
Fabulous! Thanks for sharing...and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST
ReplyDeleteI'm quite familiar with Lithgow- we drive through it quite a lot- it hasn't changed much. It is a lovely area.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! Although I enjoyed them all, my favorite is also the one overlooking the road. Amazing. I hope to visit Australia one day and see the beautiful terrain.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to my Saturday Snapshot post.
Your a Lithgow boy!
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Lithgow for about 5 years in the 70's. I started school there. 2 of my sisters were born there. My dad was a bankie, so we moved around a bit. I remember Bracey's burning down.
I only remember Lithgow as being cold and miserable or ridiculously hot!
Lovely that you've picked the best bits of Lithgow to showcase today :-)
I just finished reading Ash Road (do you know that book?) so Australia may be forever linked in my mind to wildfires. Beautiful country. I, of course, have never been to Australia, but this part reminds me a lot of our American West.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! I would love to visit there someday!
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