Mount Isa View

A different angle on the town on Mount Isa. In this view you can see the old Mica Creek power station (centre right), the new Diamantina power station (right) and the suburb of Healy Heights (left).

Weather In Action

Dust obscures the Mica Creek Power Station and dark clouds zoom above as a series of storm cells skirt the south of Mount Isa.

Power Source

The full view of the Diamantina and Mica Creek power stations from a nearby hill. These gas fired turbines and combined cycle stations are the source of all the power in this outback town of Isa.

Diamantina Power

A view of the Diamantina (foreground) and Mica Creek (rear) power stations taken with a 60mm TeleVue refractor. In the background is Telstra Hill. The lights glow warmly in the evening twilight.

Mica View

A view through a piece of transparent rock, otherwise known as mica. It must have been strange finding things like this on the ground before glass was discovered.

Behind The Mine

Behind the Mount Isa mine site on Mica Creek you can see this view. This particular afternoon included clouds which added something different to the panorama.

Mica Creek

The nearly dry Mica Creek. You can't make this crossing in the wet.

Brolga Pair

A pair of Brolga in Mica Creek gingerly walked away as I approached.

Boulder

I think the road ends here.