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Valley of the Diamonds

Valley of the Diamonds, Crows Nest National Park – A Daughter’s Revenge

July 20, 2018July 23, 2018 / Jane / 44 Comments
Flowers Crows Nest
Rock formations in Valley
Crows Nest Azure kingfisher
Valley of Diamonds lookout view
Camel Crows Nest
Crows Nest boulders

I’m not in the habit of taking hallucinogens but what I was seeing in front of me made me wonder if I’d been slipped a few magic mushrooms in my morning omelette. Guarding the entrance to Crows Nest National Park was this. Continue reading →

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Tales so far…

  • At the Still Point…
  • The Scenic Rim – Oh, the Things You Will See!
  • The Power and the Passion
  • Order in the Chaos – Part I: Flying Cats and Triangle Slugs
  • Mount Wudjub-Guyun (Hollow Mountain) – Gariwerd
  • Golden Victoria – Life, Death, and Somewhere in Between
  • Ravensbourne Revisited – Where’s Wompoo?
  • The Warrumbungles – Out of the Ashes
  • The Bunya Mountains – Deadly and Delicious
  • Mt Edward Summit, Lake Moogerah – Horrible or Not
  • Valley of the Diamonds, Crows Nest National Park – A Daughter’s Revenge
  • The Pilliga – All the Light We Cannot See
  • Bare Rock, Gap Creek Falls, and Mt Cordeaux – Inside Outside
  • Red Rock, New South Wales – The Memorial
  • Sunrise at Sundown National Park – Exploring Time
  • Goomburra Section, Main Range National Park – In Search of Aliens
  • Twin Falls Circuit, Springbrook National Park – Serenity
  • Castle Rock, Turtle Rock and the Sphinx – Girraween National Park
  • Hiking Nerd Meets Lady and the Tramp – Ridge Track, White Rock
  • Yaddamun Trail, White Rock – The Pollyanna Principle
  • Coochiemudlo Island – Blunder and Ambiguity
  • Phillip Island, Melbourne Part II – The Final Answer
  • Hanging Rock, Mt Macedon and the Camel’s Hump – Melbourne Part I
  • Dave’s Creek Circuit, Lamington National Park – Grand Plans
  • Ravensbourne National Park, Queensland – Thank You for the Music
  • Second Chances – Going Solo at Ship’s Stern Circuit, Lamington National Park
  • The Tarcoola Track – An Experiment
  • Cutting the Cord at Coomera Circuit, Lamington National Park
  • Coffee Waffle and Sunstroke – Wivenhoe Trails and Spillway Common
  • Hope is the Thing with Feathers – Burnett River, Gayndah
  • Ignorance is Bliss – Kayaking at Colleges Crossing
  • Turn Back Time: Porcupine Gorge, NW Queensland
  • Mud, Leeches and Laughter: Mt Tamborine – Joalah Section
  • A Rude Awakening and Dawn and Dusk Discoveries
  • Seeking Solitude at White Rock – What’s Harry got to do with it?
  • Cania Gorge – a Kaleidoscope of Colour
  • Caves Circuit & Lower Ballanjui Falls – Binna Burra, Lamington National Park.
  • Lamington National Park Part 1: Lycra Man’s Attachment Issues
  • Celebrating Charlotte – A Spider Special
  • Frogmouths, Banksias and other Party Surprises – A Year of Blogging
  • The Five Year Adventure: An Outback Survival Tale
  • The Art of Hiking – White Rock Galleries
  • Fruitful Wanderings – St Lucia Lakes
  • Where are the Crocodiles? Purling Brook Falls, Springbrook National Park
  • Beware of the Crab Armies: A Sandgate Escape
  • Feathers, Flowers and Tomfoolery at Toohey’s Forest and Mt Gravatt Reserve
  • A Green Overdose: The Return to Mt Cordeaux, Main Range National Park
  • Deception and Delight: Brisbane Winter Wonders
  • The Unplanned Hike : Spontaneous Sauerkraut, Spiders and a Green Addiction at Mt French
  • Castle Hill and the Dragon’s Revenge – Hiking at Blackstone
  • Great Expectations – The Mount Maroon Version
  • Insect Whispering and Sour Plums – A Celebration of Native Species
  • Nerima Calling: A Partnership of Peace
  • A Platypus Quest: Six Mile Creek Discoveries
  • James Bond, a Dead Peacock and a Giant Bear: Life and Death at Tallegalla
  • Fabulous Fungi and Other Treats at Denmark Hill, Ipswich
  • Pleasure and Pain – Mt Edwards, Moogerah Peaks
  • University Daze and Riverside Ramblings
  • The Geese Have Gone and I Am Cheering: Sherwood Arboretum and Wetlands
  • Close Encounters of the Feathered Kind: Hastings Point and Lennox Head
  • A Jungle Update: The Land of the Minibeasts
  • A Tale of Two Tortoises: Greenes Falls Rainforest Track – Mt Glorious
  • Birds and Bugs at Wellington Point, Redlands.
  • Hiking to Heal – The Beginning
  • Cape Byron and the Jewel of the Tweed or the Case of the Unrestful Restroom
  • Blue Serendipity: Mt Glorious Delivers – D’Aguilar National Park
  • Local Treasures – Wildlife Escapes in an Urban Environment
  • Tibrogargan and Beerburrum: Glass House Mountains Part II
  • Slaughter Falls, Mt Coot-tha: A Matter of Perspective
  • A Hike Back Through Time: Simple Pleasures
  • Lured by the Big Dog: History and Hiking at White Rock
  • My Grass Tree Romance – Hiking Mt French – Moogerah Peaks National Park
  • Dust to Snow: From the Outback to the New England Tablelands.
  • Feeding the Phobia – Hiking Warrie Circuit – Springbrook National Park
  • Bushfires and Hiking Don’t Mix: Mt Greville – Moogerah Peaks
  • Guest Post for Bushwalking Blog: Mt Cordeaux Track – Main Range National Park
  • Shrouded in Mist – Bliss at Twin Falls Circuit – Springbrook National Park
  • Butterflies and Thistles – Goolman Lookout via Rocky Knoll Circuit
  • Ngungun – Glass House Mountains Part I
  • The Shortest Hike in the World
  • Karawatha Forest – A Refuge From the City.
  • Mist and Magic – Moogerah Peaks National Park
  • How to Torture a Hiking Partner – Daisy Hill and Venman Bushland National Park
  • The Pyramids, the Big Apple and a Little Taste of Italy – Hiking Girraween National Park
  • Bicycle Love
  • A Tale of Ticks and Other Terrors – Hiking Mt Mitchell in Spring

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