2024 Australia – October – Sydney to Condobolin

The region extending from Sydney to Condobolin spans a broad transect of New South Wales from the coastal metropolitan zone across the Great Dividing Range and the Central Tablelands into the semi-arid interior of the Lachlan River catchment. This corridor represents a major environmental and geographical transition, moving from humid coastal landscapes through elevated plateaus and mountain ranges into the flat plains of the western slopes and plains. Sydney marks the eastern urban and economic core, while Condobolin functions as a regional service town within the Central West, surrounded by agricultural land and riverine environments. Climatic conditions shift progressively inland from temperate coastal influences to increasingly continental and semi-arid regimes, with lower rainfall, greater temperature variability, and higher evaporation rates.

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Australia 2022 – December – Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains are a vast mountainous region located in New South Wales, Australia, west of Sydney. Forming part of the Great Dividing Range, the area extends across a broad plateau deeply dissected by valleys, cliffs, and escarpments. The Blue Mountains are internationally recognized for their dramatic scenery, extensive eucalyptus forests, and large areas of protected wilderness.

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🚗 Journey Through the Blue Mountains | Exploring Australia’s Wilderness

Although I have travelled a lot in Australia, I have never had the opportunity to see anything more of the Sydney area. To close this gap, I got a rental car and drove from Sydney west through the Blue Mountains and further south and back to Sydney. Interestingly enough, this film shows the still very small bush fire in the southwest of Sydney, which later destroyed everything in the area and tortured Sydney with smoke for weeks.

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