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earthdownunder: Whyalla, Wild Dog Mountain and Fitzgerald Bay

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Friday, March 8, 2013. Whyalla, Wild Dog Mountain and Fitzgerald Bay. Whyalla is a red town. No need to paint the town red it already is! Check out OneSteel Whyalla Steekworks, it transforms the Middleback Ranges iron ore into 90 different grades of steel. Fitzgerald Bay shingle deposit. After a quick peep at the ridges Isaac decided skimming rocks at the shoreline was much more interesting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Geodiversity Links (suggestions welcomed). Earth Science Heritage Victoria.

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earthdownunder: March 2013

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Crossing the Nullarbor Plain was an experience. We are the proud owners of a bumper sticker saying "we have crossed the Nullarbor." We slept at three differing locations during the trip between Ceduna in South Australia and Norseman in Western Australia. The Nullarbor is the world's largest single piece of limestone with an area of about 200,000 square kilometres. Head of the Bight. Sunset at our campsite. Saturday, March 16, 2013. Streaky Bay, in South Australia, was a must st...

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earthdownunder: Streaky Bay

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Saturday, March 16, 2013. Streaky Bay, in South Australia, was a must stop area - inspired by the children’s book “Are we there yet? 8221; by Alison Lester. On our way into town we visited Murphy’s Haystacks. We made letters with our shadows at Murphy's Haystacks. The giant boulders glowed in the afternoon sun. Buckman Boys at Murphy's Haystack. Dad wrote a detailed description on the earthdownunder. Great white shark eating Kai. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Earthdownunder is a blog about geology,...

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earthdownunder: January 2012

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Thursday, January 26, 2012. Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. One of our interesting stops during the summer school holidays was the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum. Home of the Internationally renowned Somerville Collection. Http:/ www.somervillecollection.com.au/museum. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Geodiversity Links (suggestions welcomed). Earth Science Heritage Victoria. Geodiversity Symposium NSW Government. Geodiversity: State of the Environment Tasmania.

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earthdownunder: June 2011

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Sunday, June 19, 2011. We drove past a Wianamatta shale. Area today. You could see the rich vegetation change, especially the growth of Gymea Lillies,. Monday, June 13, 2011. Today I was walking along the beach nearby to the location of the petrified wood. And came across a Yellow-bellied Sea snake. The snake was washed ashore during our stormy conditions. Yellow-Bellied sea snakes (. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Geodiversity Links (suggestions welcomed). Earth Science Heritage Victoria.

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earthdownunder: February 2013

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Thursday, February 28, 2013. Apollo Bay, Victoria. We arrived into Apollo Bay with smoke and sparks. The trailer brakes were faulty and the main street knew about it. What a fabulous spot to be stranded. The coastline is famous for the wonderful limestone and sandstone cliffs. We took a day to experience the Twelve Apostles, London Bridge and The Grotto. We spent a day searching for dinosaur footprints. The boys settled for surfing the kelp in the fracture zone of the Cretaceous sandstones. We spent two ...

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earthdownunder: Mount Gambier and Naracoorte Caves

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Friday, March 1, 2013. Mount Gambier and Naracoorte Caves. We camped at Mount Schank crater. The interpretation signs included a vast amount of material including the geology, Bunganditj explanation of the volcanic landscape, European history and historic art work. Mount Schank formed about 5,000 years ago. And the Short Faced Leaf-eating Kangaroo (. Have been found in this cave. We enjoyed a tour of the Wonambi Fossil Centre that recreates the ancient world of Australia's mega-fauna with life sized ...

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earthdownunder: Whalers Way

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Monday, March 11, 2013. Located near Port Lincoln is an amazing historic reserve called Whalers Way. The name comes from the close association with whaling operations carried out in the Sleaford Bay. A permit is required to enter which can be obtained from the Port Lincoln Tourist Centre. The brochure claims that the area has the oldest rocks in South Australia located at Cape Carnot. According to the geoscience web site. Oldest known rocks in each State and Territory. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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earthdownunder: May 2011

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Thursday, May 26, 2011. Our family spent a lovely weekend at Wombeyan Caves. We cheated and stayed in a dorm to avoid packing up tents in the rain. Bushfires even got into the story due to the smoke colouring some cave features. Options at the caves include camping. cabins or dorms. We stayed in the dorms. Cheap, clean and rain proof. You still use communal toilets and there is no kitchen nearby. You can use the camp kitchen. We brought our own stove which proved very useful. Thursday, May 12, 2011.