Places Tagged ‘cliff’
27 JANUARY 2010 | MOUNTAINS | View Comments

Surrounded by the endless plains and fields, Grampians mountains range is one of the most popular tourist destinations in western Victoria that offers almost all possible outdoor activities in the same place: hiking and rock climbing, camping, exploring wilderness of mountain ranges and wetlands, swimming and canoeing, fishing or simply sightseeing.
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TAGS: aboriginal, art, Australia, cliff, climb, gariwerd, grampians, hill, lake, mounatin, park, peak, range, rock, Victoria, waterfall
1 JANUARY 2010 | COASTAL | View Comments

The Pinnacles is one of the most prominent features of the Ben Boyd National Park on NSW South Coast. It is located in the northern part of the park and can be found by turning onto Haycock Road from Pacific Highway about 8 kilometres north of Eden.
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TAGS: Australia, clay, cliff, coast, formation, hill, New South Wales, shape
3 DECEMBER 2009 | COASTAL | View Comments

While every headland, beach and harbour of the Australian East Coast provides exceptional views and endless recreational possibilities, some rare locations stand out from the mass and present unique and picturesque places – Diamond Head is one of them.
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TAGS: arch, Australia, cliff, coast, coastline, New South Wales, rock, shore
19 NOVEMBER 2009 | DESERTS AND OUTBACK, MOUNTAINS | View Comments

I always marvel at how creative and arty nature can be while creating tourist attractions for us. Isn’t it amazing how a relatively small amount of rock, placed in the right place, can force a river to make a twist like this?
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TAGS: Arizona, bend, canyon, circle, cliff, edge, mountain, river, shape, USA, water
17 AUGUST 2009 | BUSHWALK, MOUNTAINS | View Comments

If somebody asked me what is my favourite place in Blue Mountains, I would definitely think about this spot. This gem is located just 7 kilometers from Blackheath and getting there involves some dirt road driving, walking and hiking. All of this combined with great views makes this location a perfect place to experience Blue Mountains.
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TAGS: Australia, Blue Mountains, cliff, edge, mountians, New South Wales, rock
8 AUGUST 2009 | MOUNTAINS | View Comments

Ebenezer Bryce, Mormon pioneer and one of the first settlers in the region, in 1850’s described this canyon as “a hell of a place to loose a cow”. And you know, after vising this place it is hard to disagree with him … Read more…
TAGS: cliff, column, formation, hoodoo, mountain, park, pillar, pinnacle, rock, USA, Utah
20 JULY 2009 | BUSHWALK, MOUNTAINS | View Comments

“Only an angel could land on it!” exclaimed one of the explorers after looking at this magnificent 450m high monolith in 1916. A bit later, thanks to that phrase, this rock was named as Angel’s Landing and today, located in the middle of the Zion Canyon in southern Utah, this mountain features one of the best hikes of the region. Read more…
TAGS: canyon, cliff, climb, gorge, hike, mountain, Mountains, range, rock, USA, Utah
5 APRIL 2009 | COASTAL | View Comments

Mystery Bay is a small town and a beautiful rocky bay located 15 kilometers south of Narooma on the New South Wales far south coast. It takes about 5 hours to get there from Sydney.
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TAGS: arch, beach, camping, cave, cliff, coast, geology, New South Wales, ocean, rock, sea, water
22 MARCH 2009 | MOUNTAINS | View Comments

Brachina Gorge, located in the Flinders Ranges National Park, is a unique place that allows you to travel in time to 500-600 millions years ago to explore geological history of the region and our planet.
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TAGS: cliff, gorge, mountain, pass, rock, South Australia
15 MARCH 2009 | MOUNTAINS | View Comments

Wilpena Pound is a crater-like natural amphitheater located in the Flinders Ranges National Park, in South Australia, approximately 430 kilometers from Adelaide. Read more…
TAGS: cliff, crater, mountain, park, pound, range, rock, South Australia, valley