Category Archives: Wildflowers

Mt BUFFALO: Reservoir Road Wildflowers ~ December 2011

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

A great walk to encounter wildflowers as well as a way of connecting the Mt Dunn return walk with the Lake Catani Campground.

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MT BUFFALO: The Horn – to the summit

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

The climb to the summit of the Horn is short and strenuous – maybe for the not-so-fit. The flowers along the way and the views over granite landscapes and valleys beyond the Mt Buffalo plateau are truly spectacular. Did you … Continue reading →

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MT BUFFALO: Mt Dunn – to the summit

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

Just when you think you are getting to the summit you find that the track has just come to the top of a ridge and there is more up-hill track to cover. You are near the top when a ladder, … Continue reading →

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MT BUFFALO: Mt Dunn via The Long Plain walk

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

Mt Dunn seems centrally placed within the park and provides and opportunity to encounter many different ecosystems and landforms.

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MT BUFFALO: Along the roadside

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

The view from the road can be quite amazing – particularly with the drama of clouds and the tortured landscape of the dead tree’s branches frozen in their fired torment. But through the tormented trees and granite boulders wildflowers bloom … Continue reading →

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MT BUFFALO: THE HORN ~ wildflowers

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

This gallery contains 13 photos.

The Horn is at the southernmost end of the Mt Buffalo plateau. At this time it was a mass of wildflowers, beetles, butterflies and bees. Doug photographing See the post about climbing to the summit of the Horn…

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MT BUFFALO Victoria: A series of posts – December 2011

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

This series of posts presents a record of our visit and the flowers and landforms encountered ‘along the tracks’ of this National Park.

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GIBRALTAR RANGE Gwydir Highway – September 2011

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cooper+Spowart

At the top of the Great Dividing Range wildflowers bloomed and, on the opposite side of the road, recent bushfires showed their destructive power.

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