|Alstonia constricta, commonly called bitterbark or quinine bush. More on this interesting tree in a future post.|
|Wood of Alstonia constricta.|
|A stand of Ooline trees, Cadellia pentatstylis|
|Here's another large Ooline tree with two black orchids, Cymbidium canaliculatum, growing in it.|
|The bark of Cadellia pentastylis|
|The wood of Cadellia pentastylis, Ooline is like a dense, hard cherry with beautiful figuring.|
And, oh yeah, I drove a long way...about 4000 kilometers, which is about 2800 miles. Most of it was like this - long stretches of no civilization, just long vistas, music from my phone playing on the car stereo, and the occasional "road train" to scare the crap out of me as it approached on the wrong side of the road.
Well, that's just a taste of Australia to get things started. I have hundreds of photos of different types of ecosystems, a few more interesting videos, and a wide range of thoughts to share. Stay tuned...