GlassHouse mountains

Brisbane via the Glasshouse Mountains

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February 27th 2008
Brisbane. We head into Brisbane with not much planned. We take a tourist highway up through the Glasshouse Mountains and view these volcanic plugs from a great lookout spot. It's sunday and there's a big Harley ride going on. There must be 30 or so bikes. Funny to see so many American bikes in Australia, proving they really are iconic. We take some pictures and head down the mountain and sti ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more