Burning Mountain South of Willow Tree

This is the result of a coal seam, some 25-30 mts below the surface self igniting some 6000 years ago. It is burning at the rate of 1 mtr per year. The red in the foreground is iron oxide and I think the white is alum. There was no smoke and little smell, but a slight heat haze could be seen at the top of the hill when viewed from this angle.

A week of average and sublime experiences

May 28th 2017
We ended up at the Cassilis bowls club camping spot because we drove into a tremendous downpour and the free camp we intended to use was awash, despite being on top of a mountain! Apart from the day that we left Melbourne, this was the first time we had run into any real rain on the trip, so we cannot complain too much. Certainly we have had some very cold mornings and the odd day, but generally t ... 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

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