Getting Your Dam Fill In Australia

Nothing like visiting a dam to appreciate large amounts of concrete and water. Such a simple concept requires such effort and mega structures. Impressive.

Hello massive Hume Dam. It spans the Murray River in New South Wales.

The back side of the floodgate section of the dam at Eildon. The picnic area overlooking Lake Eildon, plenty of room.

Definitely a Do Not Enter situation.

Plenty of friendly spaces for people at Lake Eildon, including a classic, wavy, kidney shaped pavilion. Back at Hume Dam, the flood gate guides make an impressive presence.

Dam giveaway, the stark drift of the water line.

The Australian War Memorial

The Australian capital, Canberra, hosts an impressive military memorial museum, an Art Deco beauty housing many artifacts related to the country's involvement in various campaigns.

Central courtyard, quite an entrance.

WWII relics, Nazi vehicles and depth charge.

A photographic wall of remembrance for soldiers lost during the WWII Pacific campaign battle against the Japanese in Sandakan, Borneo, Malaysia.

A statue of WWI General Sir John Monash. Nice back. WWI era fighter plane.

Taking a little rest outside the memorial. Battle ready.

Australia As Landscape

Australia is a bit of a natural wonderland, disparate landscapes wherever you wander. A drive around parts of the states of Victoria and New South Wales rewarded with many gems.

Back lot for Jurassic Park? Nah, just a lush stream in Great Otway National Park.

Red clay field. Redwood grove with sculpture in East Warburton.

Gravel piles.

Eucalyptus trees near Yea. Misty forest in Mount Toolebewong.

A little digging in the dirt, the landscape reducing the equipment to Tonka trucks.