Part 2

  • Dirt Road
    Dirt Road
    Though a bit rough, this corrugated (washboard) road saved some time getting to Alice Springs.
    Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3429
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dry Wash
    Dry Wash
    Dirt Road, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3432
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wreck
    Wreck
    Unless claimed, remote wrecks stay where they occur for a long time.
    Dirt Road, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3435
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wreck
    Wreck
    Dirt Road, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3436
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dirt Road
    Dirt Road
    Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3439
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Bank Waterhole
    Red Bank Waterhole
    We were unable to find Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, but had a few other bird sightings.
    Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3447
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road Train
    Road Train
    A common sight in the sparsely populated areas of Australia.
    Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3459
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cattle
    Cattle
    Skittish, possibly due to limited contact with people.
    Dam #3, Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3461
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dam #3
    Dam #3
    Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3465
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goathead Burr
    Goathead Burr
    Sclerolaena bicornis
    Dam #3, Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3466
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dingo
    Dingo
    Canis dingo
    Dam #3, Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#5326
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harlequin Mistletoe
    Harlequin Mistletoe
    Lysiana exocarpi
    Dam #3, Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#5355
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cattle
    Cattle
    Dam #3, Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#5441
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Railroad Tracks
    Railroad Tracks
    Trains are infrequent.
    Deep Well Station, Kings Canyon to Alice Springs, Australia, August 16, 2022
    2022-08-16#3470
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Euro
    Euro
    Macropus robustus - mornings and evenings are the best time to see marsupials that shelter in cracks during the heat of day.
    Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5461
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-footed Rock-wallaby
    Black-footed Rock-wallaby
    Petrogale lateralis centralis
    Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5463
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-footed Rock-wallaby
    Black-footed Rock-wallaby
    Petrogale lateralis centralis
    Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5472
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-footed Rock-wallabies
    Black-footed Rock-wallabies
    Petrogale lateralis centralis
    Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5473
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-footed Rock-wallabies
    Black-footed Rock-wallabies
    Petrogale lateralis centralis
    Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5482
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Old Ghan Train
    Old Ghan Train
    Starting in 1878, the once or twice a week passenger train became known as the 'Ghan'. The old narrow gauge line was closed in 1980 and the rails pulled up.
    Alice Springs, Austrlaia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3475
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Parked Aircraft
    Parked Aircraft
    The Covid pandemic caused airlines to park a lot of planes at environmentally appropriate places. Alice Springs airport has nearly 100 that will go back into service as travel resumes.
    Alice Springs Airport, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane Photo
    Airplane Photo
    The red center of Australia has little sign of humanity.
    EMB 190, QF 1959, Alice Springs to Darwin, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3635
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Airplane Photo
    Airplane Photo
    A very large bay seen on approach.
    EMB 190, QF 1959, Alice Springs to Darwin, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#1150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trees
    Trees
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3480
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Palm
    Unknown Palm
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3482
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grandidier's Baobab
    Grandidier's Baobab
    Adansonia grandidieri - a Madagascar native.
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3490
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Madagascar Palm
    Madagascar Palm
    Pachypodium lamerei
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3491
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Lizard
    Unknown Lizard
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5582
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pond
    Pond
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3494
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cannonball Tree Flower
    Cannonball Tree Flower
    Couroupita guianensis
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5592
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Calanthe 'Baron Schroder'
    Calanthe 'Baron Schroder'
    One a several orchids in bloom.
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5598
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grounds
    Grounds
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Rose
    Desert Rose
    Adenium obesum - possibly the largest I have ever seen.
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3497
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Metallic Snake-eyed Skink
    Metallic Snake-eyed Skink
    Cryptoblepharus metallicus
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5610
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fountain
    Fountain
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3499
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Saraca
    Red Saraca
    Saraca indica
    George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3501
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #462
    Room #462
    Comfortable.
    Travelodge, Darwin, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3532
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bathroom
    Bathroom
    Room #462, Travelodge, Darwin, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3611
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Not very scenic.
    Room #462, Travelodge, Darwin, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#5754
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Patio & Pool
    Patio & Pool
    Travelodge, Darwin, Australia, August 17, 2022
    2022-08-17#3502
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake
    Lake
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trail
    Trail
    Nice reserve but pretty quiet of life.
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3505
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-faced Turtle
    Yellow-faced Turtle
    Emydura tanybaraga - at the surface.
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5751
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-faced Turtle
    Yellow-faced Turtle
    Emydura tanybaraga - well below the surface with a bit of a prism effect on the shell edge.
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5755
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Crow
    Common Crow
    Euploea core
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5761
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creek
    Creek
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3508
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creek
    Creek
    Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3511
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
    Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
    Indian Air Force - there was some sort of multi-national military event going on.
    Sunset Park, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5801
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rocky Shoreline
    Rocky Shoreline
    Sunset Park, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3512
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rocky Shoreline Recess
    Rocky Shoreline Recess
    Sunset Park, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3516
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rocky Shoreline Recess
    Rocky Shoreline Recess
    Sunset Park, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3517
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beach Morning Glory
    Beach Morning Glory
    Ipomoea pes-caprae
    Sunset Park, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5811
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shoreline
    Shoreline
    low tide
    Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3521
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Tree Ant Nest
    Green Tree Ant Nest
    Oecophylla smaragdina - gently holding a green ant to the tongue gets a sharp, citrus squirt of formic acid. An interesting experience the guide talked me into.
    Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5838
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barred Mudskipper
    Barred Mudskipper
    Periophthalmus argentilineatus
    Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#5857
    Larry L. Jackson
  • WW2 Bunker
    WW2 Bunker
    Buffalo Creek, Darwin, Australia, August 18, 2022
    2022-08-18#3524
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    Possibly the flower of a type of gourd.
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#5896
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monsoon Forest Walk
    Monsoon Forest Walk
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3529
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monsoon Forest Walk
    Monsoon Forest Walk
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3530
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lotus Flower
    Lotus Flower
    Nelumbo nucifera
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lotus
    Lotus
    Nelumbo nucifera
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3532
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lotus Flower
    Lotus Flower
    Nelumbo nucifera
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Night-blooming Water Lily
    Night-blooming Water Lily
    Nymphaea species.
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lotus Flower
    Lotus Flower
    Nelumbo nucifera
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Esturine (Saltwater) Crocodile
    Esturine (Saltwater) Crocodile
    Crocodylus porosus
    2022-08-19#6094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Agile Wallaby
    Agile Wallaby
    Macropus agilis
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jardine River Turtle
    Jardine River Turtle
    Emydura subglobosa
    Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6143
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road Train
    Road Train
    Maximum length 174 feet.
    Darwin to Kakadu, Arnhem Hwy, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3545
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road Train
    Road Train
    With a full load in up to 4 trailers, these road trains have a very long stopping distance.
    Darwin to Kakadu, Arnhem Hwy, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3549
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road Train
    Road Train
    Darwin to Kakadu, Arnhem Hwy, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3553
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rooms 1 & 2
    Rooms 1 & 2
    Kakadu Anbinik Resort, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3562
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Room #1
    Room #1
    A bit rustic but the air conditioner worked well.
    Kakadu Anbinik Resort, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#4151
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bathroom & Outdoor Shower
    Bathroom & Outdoor Shower
    Very low light.
    Room #1, Kakadu Anbinik Resort, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#4354
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
    Operated by Thai people.  The only downside was the lack of beer and wine. The food was very good.
    Kakadu Anbinik Resort, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3564
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Formation
    Rock Formation
    Typical rock formation, appears to be a sedimentary type.
    Kakadu National Park, Australia, Augsut 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3567
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fern-leaved Grevillea
    Fern-leaved Grevillea
    Grevillea pteridifolia
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3570
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Formation
    Rock Formation
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3572
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Formation
    Rock Formation
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3573
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rough Shelter & Rock Art
    Rough Shelter & Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3574
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3576
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3577
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hilltop View
    Hilltop View
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3578
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fossilized Ripples
    Fossilized Ripples
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3584
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waiting for Sunset
    Waiting for Sunset
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3586
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Feral Pigs
    Feral Pigs
    Sus scrofa
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#6236
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3588
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sacred Site Warning
    Sacred Site Warning
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3593
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-19#3595
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silky Oak Grevillea
    Silky Oak Grevillea
    Grevillea pteridifolia
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 19, 2022
    2022-08-20#6273
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Petrogale brachyotis - nocturnal habits make this an early morning sighting if at all.
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6275
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Petrogale brachyotis
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Petrogale brachyotis
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6288
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Petrogale brachyotis
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6293
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Petrogale brachyotis
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6301
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Screw Palm ripe fruit
    Screw Palm ripe fruit
    Pandanus spiralis
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6313
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Screw Palm fruit
    Screw Palm fruit
    Pandanus spiralis
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#6314
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#3600
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Long-neck Turtle.
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#3601
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#3602
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Art
    Rock Art
    Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Australia, August 20, 2022
    2022-08-20#3607
    Larry L. Jackson