Skies over Mount Dare

Big Sky Country

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November 8th 2012
Well as I sit in bed writing this blog, it’s FINALLY raining! Not just a spit & a promise like usual, but REAL rain! I’ve flung open all the doors, and the smell is amazing. After 200+ days of dry, hot, baking weather (we’ve had many days over 40 in the past few weeks), the parched earth, dry sandy riverbed and baked concrete & dust are finally getting a soak. Bring it on! And luckily for me ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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