Sunday, July 09, 2017

15: Cape York trip - June 2017: Heading home - Twin Hills - between Charters Towers and Clermont

Old Twin Hills Post Office (part of the house) - 12 km south west of Gregory Development Road about 250 km south east of Charters Towers and 125 km north west of Clermont.  The house and Post Office are now abandoned, a legacy of new communications technology introduced in the 1980s.

Looking towards the access road from the verandah of the house

Looking south from the verandah of the house

The hills that gave Twin Hills its name - from the front of the Post Office

The twin hills from the paddock in front of the house

Approaching the old Post Office / house from the access road

Side of the old house with one of the twin hills in the background

Side of the house showing sheds at the back

Coming in off the access road

Cattle yards just past the house and one of the twin hills in the background

Joy on the track between the house and cattle yards

Cattle yards side of the house

Post Office was to the left of the steps and kitchen and living area to the right

View of the house from near the cattle yards

The twin hills from a little way up the access road from the main road

Zooming in on the twin hills from a little way up the access road from the main road

Access road from the main road with the twin hills in the background

Zooming in on the twin hills from the access road off the main road

14: Cape York trip - June 2017: Heading home - Burdekin River near Charters Towers

Burdekin River from the bridge about 20 km from Charters Towers on the Townsville road

Burdekin River - looking downstream from near the southern end of the bridge.  Railway bridge in the background.

Burdekin River - looking upstream from under the southern end of the bridge.

Burdekin River - looking downstream from near the southern end of the bridge.  Railway bridge in the background.

Burdekin River - looking downstream from near the southern end of the bridge.  Railway bridge in the background.

13: Cape York trip - June 2017: Heading home - Clarke River - NW of Charters Towers

The swamp at Clarke River - about 140 km north west of Charters Towers, just off the Gregory Development Road - looking west towards the road

Waterbirds on the swamp at Clarke River - looking northwest

The swamp at Clarke River - looking north east towards Blue Range

Joy beside the swamp at Clarke River - looking west towards the main road

The swamp at Clarke River - looking west towards the main road

The swamp at Clarke River - looking west towards the main road

The swamp at Clarke River - looking north east towards Blue Range

The swamp at Clarke River - looking west towards the main road

The swamp at Clarke River - looking west towards the main road

The spot on the southern bank of Clarke River where we had a family camp in the 1990s

The spot on the southern bank of Clarke River where we had a family camp in the 1990s.  A huge amount of sand has been deposited since then under the shade tree (in centre of the photo) where we camped.  Madge fell down the gully to the left of the photo.

Looking upstream from the bridge over the Clarke

Looking upstream from the bridge over the Clarke

Northern bank of the Clarke alongside the bridge

Looking downstream from the bridge over the Clarke

Looking downstream from the bridge over the Clarke

Looking downstream from the bridge over the Clarke - southern bank

12: Cape York trip - June 2017: Heading home - Blencoe Falls - SE of Mt Garnet on Atherton Tablelands

Blencoe Creek alongside the camping area above Blencoe Falls, just over 100 km south east of Mt Garnet on the Atherton Tablelands and about 70 km west of Cardwell on the coast north of Ingham

Blencoe Creek next to the camping area - looking downstream

One of the camping spots beside Blencoe Creek

Murrough at Blencoe Creek

Blencoe Creek and part of the camping area - looking downstream

Blencoe Creek alongside the camping area


Blencoe Creek - looking upstream

Blencoe Falls from the car parking area

Zooming in on Blencoe Falls from the car parking area

Zooming in on Blencoe Falls from the car parking area

Herbert River just below where Blencoe Creek runs into it after tumbling over the falls

Junction of Blencoe Creek and the Herbert River

Blencoe Falls from the lookout

Blencoe Falls from the lookout

Blencoe Falls from the lookout

Blencoe Falls and rock pools from the lookout

Blencoe Falls and rock pools from the lookout

Herbert River just below where Blencoe Creek runs into it after tumbling over the falls

Junction of Blencoe Creek and the Herbert River

Blencoe Falls from the car parking area

Junction of Blencoe Creek and the Herbert River from the car parking area

Blencoe Creek just behind our camping spot

Blencoe Creek just behind our camping spot - looking upstream

Blencoe Creek just behind our camping spot - looking downstream

Our campsite beside Blencoe Creek