Panorama

Another beautiful panorama of the Glasshouse Mountains.

Volcanic Plug

A most beautifully framed volcanic plug, Coonowrin.

Festive Merry Lichen

Merry Christmas from me at the Outback Rover blogsite to you, the reader, wherever you may be.

Conjunction

Another shot of the December 21 conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn.

Solstice Moon

The Moon on the southern Summer Solstice, live on video, swimming in atmospheric refraction.

Conjunction

The great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21, 2020. The apparent position of Jupiter and Saturn next to each other (conjunction) in the sky has not been seen this close for approximately 400 years. This was a truly once in a lifetime event. And this photo captures it almost exactly as it looked to the eye through the eyepiece. Taken with a TeleVue 101is at 540mm, with 4x Powermate.

Sign

A sign at a rest stop just south of Tambo. Apparenlty this is the highest point of any main road highway in Queensland. I wish I had my GPS to find out the altitude.

Dinosaur

The most amazing dinosaur you will ever see, Banjo the Australovenator at the AAOD near Winton.

Jump-Up Sanctuary

And finally the destination is reached after two days of driving. The Australian Age Of Dinosaurs Natural History Museam and International Dark Sky Sanctuary. A literal oasis of dinosaurs and stars in the desert.

Flying Defender

Maybe I should paint a Flying Kangaroo on the tail of the Defender and it would go places more quickly.

QANTAS Museum

The QANTAS Founders Museum in Longreach now has a roof over the planes to help preserve their life a little longer.

Tambo Dam

Breakfast on day two of the road trip to Winton was at Tambo. This dam is usually full of water, but dry this year, as with most of western Queensland.

Camp Out

Camped out at a rest area near Augathella. Day one of driving done.

Muckadilla

An overcast afternoon in Muckadilla, still on the way to Winton. This is the old railway station building for Muckadilla.

Dalby Rainy Defender

A rainy day in Dalby at the start of a road trip to Winton.

Ocean Views

Morning ocean views at The Spit, Mooloolaba.