Around Canberra

Mountains

Mountains surround Canberra. This photo is made on the way to the coast.

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Cotter Dam

I started driving around the area on the weekends. This is on the way to the Cotter Dam.

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Trees are starting to turn yellow or red.

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a bunch of dead trees further on the way.

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Deep Space Communication Complex

This complex was part of many important NASA missions like the landing on the moon. It houses some of the largest readio telescopes in the world.

Link: Deep space network

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With 70m the DSS-43 is the widest steerable antenna in the southern hemisphere.

It weights 3000 tonnes and the reflector accuracy is less than 0.5 mm.

Link: Canberra Complex.

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a 3.8 billion years old rock from the moon.

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Magpie

Sitting in the caffee begging for food.

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Corin Rd

passing by this waterfall. I forgot the name of it. Not very big anyway but nice.

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Corin Dam

Just before sunset.

During the days it is sunny most of the times and gets up to 20 degrees. When the sun goes down it can be down to zero or below in the early morning.

Link: Google maps

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The road over Corin Dam called Corin Road. You figure!

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South Coast

The coast is about 1 1/2 to 2 hours drive away. The drive is quite nice as well.

I randomly stopped at this place here.

Link: Burrewara Nature Reserve

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Looking down the cliff towards Batemans Bay

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Same view from a slightly different spot.

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