Originally posted by SelrahCharleS Nice shots!
Thank you!
Originally posted by DamienW Every time I look out to those mountains I want to be up there. I rarely seem to though. Hopefully in the next few weeks!
Tidbinbilla is a nice spot - great views of the mountains without actually driving up into the mountains. The other place which is nice at the moment is Corin dam; the road is sealed all the way. If you don't mind dirt and potholes, the road is open to Mt Ginini.
Originally posted by i_trax I love mountains , why did I settle down in Western Australia? Great photo.
Thanks! One day I'll actually get to visit WA! I really want to see the forests of the south-west.
Originally posted by DamienW I thought the Stirling Ranges were nice when I last visited. Even been snow fall there every blue moon hasn't there?
When that rare cold system comes up from Antarctica.
Originally posted by i_trax they are just biggish hills , I mean the real mountains.
My teachers in school tried to tell me that there's no real mountains in Australia, and the Snowy Mountains are really just a big granite dome, but there's peaks like Mount Warning which do fit the definition - at least 300m above the surrounding land with a distinct peak and steep sides. Mount Kosciuszko is just a higher bump on the top of the up-thrust dome. Don't get me wrong though; I love the mountains in any season!
Originally posted by OrchidJulie Frankly, I had never seen snow, either, until I left my native south Florida and went to university in our Great White North
. I lived up there long enough to experience everything a mortal person needs to know about Real Winter. But, I never did any skiing. Some sledding and snowmobiling, no skis. I can appreciate the beauty of it, have even admired it, but loathed the work of it -- shoveling, driving, all of that. I was very much relieved to get back to green-all-year Miami!
Fair enough! The only city in Australia where there's a chance of snow on the ground is Canberra, and I haven't seen it in over 12 years here. There's no highly populated areas that deal with a lot of snow other than the ski resorts.
Originally posted by DamienW Hehe, yeah, fair enough! I was surprised to find that they actually hit 1000m, but they do still seem kind of ‘hilly’.
Probably could be said for a lot of Australia mind you, but the air does feel a little different on Mt Ginini where Rob took that photo.
A pleasant 17C up there today.