King River Valley II

In April 2012 I visited this area with my dog Hermione - see that post *HERE*

The King River in Victoria is a tributary of the Ovens River and ultimately flows into the Murray River. The King Valley is a beautiful picturesque high country spot and is a cool climate wine grape growing area. The King River and Lake William Hovell (one of the prettiest lakes in Victoria) are crystal clear waters that offer excellent trout fishing. This time I did explore the upper King River past Lake William Hovell to catch some wild trout with my brother.

Lake William Hovell

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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f22, 1/25 sec

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Upper King River

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/250 sec

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 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f7.1, 1/40 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f5.6, 1/60 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f3.5, 1/60 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f3.5, 1/60 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/200 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/100 sec

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Lace Monitor

A Lace Monitor can to grow to 2 metres in length , this one was about 1.5 and they feed upon birds, insects, reptiles, small mammals and carrion. They also actively forage for nesting birds’ eggs and I found he loved chicken eggs.

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/60 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/60 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/60 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/60 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/80 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/60 sec

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Glamping

Barwon River near Bourke, NSW

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Camping on a property called Beemery between Bourke and Berwarrina on the Kamilaroi Hghway, New South Wales and on the banks of the Barwon River, a source river that is part of the Murray Darling basin and starts in the north west slopes of the great dividing range.

Bourke is considered to represent the edge of the settled agricultural districts and the gateway to the Outback which lies north and west of Bourke. This is reflected in a traditional expression "back o' Bourke", referring to the Outback.The location of the current township of Bourke on a bend in the Darling River is the traditional country of the Ngemba people.

Brewarrina was the location of inter tribal meetings for Indigenous Australians who speak Darling and live in the river basin. Ancient fish traps in the river are heritage listed rock formations that have been estimated at more than 40,000 years old making them the oldest man made structure on the planet.

Glamping

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Yabbie Entree

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Camp Oven Goodness

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Dirty Carp

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Carp where it belongs

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Bogan River, near Bourke NSW

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Bird Life

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The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia. Officially the Darling begins between Brewarrina and Bourke, NSW at the confluence of the Culgoa and Barwon rivers that source in the ranges of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales . The Darling runs from just North West of Bourke for approximately 1,500 kilometres to the Murray River at the Victorian border at Wentworth. Early pastoralists used it to send their wool by shallow draft paddle steamer from the river ports of Bourke and Wilcannia to the South Australian railheads at Morgan and Murray Bridge.

The confluence of the Culgoa and Barwon Rivers

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The very start of the Darling River

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Camp Visitor

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Little Bogan River near Bourke, NSW

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One of the many dry gullies that drain off the black soil plains country into the rivers.

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