To finish this road trip I drove up through Laidley along the road that follows the creek to its source in the mountains behind Townson. I posted photos of the homes of both sets of grandparents and my great-grandparents in this little valley a few weeks ago as soon as I returned home. I have just a few more I'd like to share.
More of those irrigation pipes but this time against the familiar backdrop of the hillsides of the valley that leads to where my childhood memories lay.
More modern irrigation methods:
The dry grassy paddocks contrasting with the fields that have been irrigated.
I love this place in all seasons, even when it is desperately dry. The fertile flats, the backdrop of the mountains, the Little Liverpool Range
(east) and the Mistake Mountains (west). And Mt Castle standing there like a
fortress, a sure sign that I am nearing my destination.
Mount
Mistake is a 1,698 ft / 518 m mountain peak near Gatton, Queensland -
See more at:
http://peakery.com/mount-mistake-australia-2/#sthash.mv2m3mmB.dpuf
Mount
Mistake is a 1,698 ft / 518 m mountain peak near Gatton, Queensland -
See more at:
http://peakery.com/mount-mistake-australia-2/#sthash.mv2m3mmB.dpuf
Mount
Mistake is a 1,698 ft / 518 m mountain peak near Gatton, Queensland -
See more at:
http://peakery.com/mount-mistake-australia-2/#sthash.mv2m3mmB.dpuf
Mount
Mistake is a 1,698 ft / 518 m mountain peak near Gatton, Queensland, A
- See more at:
http://peakery.com/mount-mistake-australia-2/#sthash.mv2m3mmB.dpuf
Mount
Mistake is a 1,698 ft / 518 m mountain peak near Gatton, Queensland, A
- See more at:
http://peakery.com/mount-mistake-australia-2/#sthash.mv2m3mmB.dpuf
