Here we are saying goodbye to Wilpena Pound and the beautiful Flinders Ranges for a while. Truly this place is so gorgeous I had sensory overload.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
Yes, even me in far away Germany staring at a 12'' laptop screen is only thinking: wow, what a sky! wow, what a mountain range!
ReplyDeleteNow I am looking forward to seeing what's next on your agenda :-D
Have a nice Sunday!
Thank you, a most beautiful collection.
ReplyDeleteLove the sky and the ranges. You have made me excited about my short trip there next month.
ReplyDeleteLove the rocky mountains and the cloud formations against a beautiful blue.
ReplyDeleteSigh, it really is a lovely place. You've captured it so well, too.
ReplyDeleteLove the wide angle lens here capturing the wind in the upper atmosphere. I agree with your assessment of WP ... another must see place.
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