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