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| Sunrise at 5:50 am in Chillagoe |
In the past week I have found one of the most beautiful and
majestic places I have ever visited - Chillagoe, Queensland.
We had the privilege to spend two nights and
the most part of three days exploring and learning about this area.
The history of the area, going from 10,000
people during a mining boom to the current 220, is quite interesting.
The land is equally interesting and simply
beautiful.
The dry and hot climate
lights up the golden grasslands under open Eucalypt forests and it is gorgeous.
The group spent two evenings
at Balancing Rock, a spectacular structure in itself, watching the sunset from
towering sharply eroded limestone spires.
It was a surreal experience that made the whole group truly appreciate
the place we were in.
On the full day we
were in Chillagoe a small group of us hiked to see the sunrise at 5 in the
morning and the same evening we watched the sunset from Balancing Rock again.
It was an amazing day to see the whole
passage of the sun and know that we had lived so much between those times. If ever in northern Australia, add Chillagoe to your list!
In the past week I have found one of the most beautiful and
majestic places I have ever visited - Chillagoe, Queensland. We had the privilege to spend two nights and
the most part of three days exploring and learning about this area. The history of the area, going from 10,000
people during a mining boom to the current 220, is quite interesting. The land is equally interesting and simply
beautiful. The dry and hot climate
lights up the golden grasslands under open Eucalypt forests and it is gorgeous. The group spent two evenings
at Balancing Rock, a spectacular structure in itself, watching the sunset from
towering sharply eroded limestone spires.
It was a surreal experience that made the whole group truly appreciate
the place we were in. On the full day we
were in Chillagoe a small group of us hiked to see the sunrise at 5 in the
morning and the same evening we watched the sunset from Balancing Rock again. It was an amazing day to see the whole
passage of the sun and know that we had lived so much between those times. If ever in northern Australia, add Chillagoe to your list!
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