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Australia 2011
Day 3 - 31st July - Rainforest Walk (Part 3)
We then went for a rainforest walk. I think this was my first time in a temperate rainforest.
About Ngatanwarr Maits Rest
The rainforest walk was particularly interesting as you could see rainforest and eucalyptus trees side by side: the former had been around for 100 million years and the latter being comparatively new at 34 million years.
Mountain ash. Potentially the second biggest tree in the world after the Sequoia and certainly the biggest eucalyptus.
"World of age and wonder"
Myrtle Beech
Myrtle Beech
Path
Trees by side of path
A sign of Civilization
"Ancient world, another life"
Oddly the ISO 700-ish images were more pixellated than the ISO 1600 ones of the Fuji camera
Path again
Group listening to the driver-guide's lecture. From which I didn't copy down anything
I don't know why this was supposed to mean
Tall tree
Path again
Looking up a tree. If my note refers to this, this is a top feeder and the bottom of the tree is dead.
"Giants of the forest"
Bare tree
Path again
"Enjoying the rainforest"
