054Ross27.jpg=Nearing Arthurs Lake, dead trees are the obvious after effects of bushfires
054Ross6.jpg="Heritage Highway";  Historic Ross Bridge (c1836)
056Lakes6.jpg=Great Lake
056Lakes7.jpg=Driving toward Great Lake; Ghostly dead trees.
058Evandale6.jpg=Evandale; lovely old homes
054Ross19.jpg=Toward the Great Western Tiers
057LongfordPan06.JPG=Longford; Christ Church surrounded by huge Oak trees
057Longford2.jpg=Longford; Heritage homes
054Ross5.jpg=Ross; Uniting Church (1885)
DSC_0053.JPG=Driving toward Great Lake we passed these ghostly dead trees. We've had it explaine to us before, that this can happen after major bushfires. The trees are damaged by fire and they are growing on rock with little surface soil. If the fire is followed by drought-like conditions, there isn't enough moisture to allow them to recover.
057LongfordPan08.JPG=Longford; We reversed Casa up to the bank of the Macquarie River for our relaxed 2 night stopover. Lovely spot.
DSC_0179.JPG=Evandale Post Office (1898)
054Ross28.jpg=Winding road climb to the Great Western Tiers
056Lakes5.jpg=Central Highlands part way down the descent; unfortunately, haze spoils the pics slightly
054Ross29.jpg=Winding road climb to the Great Western Tiers
058Evandale7.jpg=Evandale; Evan Manor - an elegant home
054RossPan09.JPG="Heritage Highway"; Ross Bridge sandstone carving replicas
057Longford1.jpg=Longford hotels
058Evandale3.jpg=Evandale  on the "Heritage Highway"
057LongfordPan07.JPG=Longford; The Country Club Hotel walls are full of memorabilia from the days of the Longford motor racing circuit
057Longford5.jpg=sandstone Christ Church (Anglican) built 1839
055Lakes2.jpg=Early morning at Arthurs Lake
056Lakes9.jpg=Central Highlands part way down the descent; access tunnel to the Hydro system
054Ross11.jpg=Ross; Town centre
057Longford13.jpg=Longford; The Country Club Hotel memorabilia - Stan Jones, Sir Jack Brabham, Jim Clark
054Ross.jpg=Ross; Uniting Church (1885)
054Ross8.jpg=Ross; "The Four Corners of Ross" intersection
058Evandale2.jpg=Evandale  on the "Heritage Highway"
056Lakes.jpg=Great Lake; These lakes are popular spots for Brown and Rainbow Trout fishing
057Longford4.jpg=Longford; Christ Church
057Longford12.jpg=Longford; The Country Club Hotel memorabilia
054Ross10.jpg=Ross; Uniting Church (1885)
056Lakes8.jpg=Central Highlands part way down the descent; unfortunately, haze spoils the pics slightly
057LongfordPan01.JPG=Longford; ANZAC memorial and hall
054Ross7.jpg="Heritage Highway";  Historic Ross Bridge (c1836)
055Lakes1.jpg=Arthurs Lake; our visitor didn't stay long
055Lakes.jpg=Arthurs Lake; at our stopover we had a curious visitor
058Evandale1.jpg=Evandale; Our visit to the final town on our journey on the "Heritage Highway"
054Ross18.jpg=After Ross we head inland to the Great Western Tiers highland conservation area
057Longford3.jpg=Longford; Heritage homes - on the right is "Lavender Cottage"
longford67day2.jpg=The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads.
054Ross14.jpg=Ross; Uniting Church (1885)
057Longford.jpg=Longford; Christ Church
054Ross22.jpg=Toward the Great Western Tiers; near Poatina Power Station
055Lakes4.jpg=Early morning at Arthurs Lake
057Longford11.jpg=Drivers who raced at Longford read as a "who's who" of 1960s Grand Prix racing. The list includes World Champions Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Denny Hulme and Jackie Stewart, as well as Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon. Australian open wheel and touring car stars Bib Stillwell,Lex Davison, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Matich, Frank Gardner, Spencer Martin, Kevin Bartlett, John Harvey, Ian Geoghegan, Norm Beechey, Bob Jane and Allan Moffat also raced at the circuit.
054Ross30.jpg=Toward the Great Western Tiers; near Poatina Power Station
055Lakes5.jpg=Early morning at Arthurs Lake
057Longford8.jpg=Longford; The Big Store (c1889) is now Mitre 10
054Ross1.jpg="Heritage Highway";  Historic Ross Bridge (c1836)
056Lakes2.jpg=Central Highlands approaching the descent; seen from above, this unusual cloud formation has peaks just poking through in the distance
056LakesPan11.JPG=Central Highlands part way down the descent; we were able to turn up a side track to a "picnic spot" to view the landscape below
054Ross21.jpg=Toward the Great Western Tiers (Central Highlands)
055Lakes3.jpg=Early morning at Arthurs Lake
054Ross15.jpg=Ross; present Post Office
057Longford9.jpg=Longford; Town Hall and Queen's Arms (c1839) was formerly the King's Arms
057Longford10.jpg=Longford; Country Club Hotel (for lunch) built c1850, formerly the Prince of Wales Inn
058Evandale.jpg=Evandale  on the "Heritage Highway"; bottom left is an ancient horse trough
054Ross16.jpg=Ross; Town centre
056Lakes10.jpg=Central Highlands part way down the descent; unfortunately, haze spoils the pics slightly
DSC_0602.JPG=Ross; Once the town jail
054Ross20.jpg=Toward the Great Western Tiers (Central Highlands)
056Lakes4.jpg=After our descent; the roadside has this distinctly English appearance with close hedges
054Ross9.jpg=Ross; Wool centre and museum
054Ross25.jpg=Winding road climb to the Great Western Tiers
054Ross4.jpg=Ross; "The Four Corners of Ross" intersection - Temptation, Salvation, Damnation, Recreation.
054Ross12.jpg=Ross; Wool centre and museum - bottom left is a Slipper Bath
DSC_0056.JPG=Near Great Lake; Ghostly dead trees.
Collages.jpg=Toward the Great Western Tiers; near Poatina Power Station
054Ross3.jpg=Ross; information panel explains the 42nd parallel and locking stone with government metal straps to prevent stealing
057LongfordPan04.JPG=Longford; Christ Church (1839)
057Longford6.jpg=Longford; Christ Church cemetary
058Evandale4.jpg=Evandale  on the "Heritage Highway"; Evandale old Water Tower, used from 1896 to 1968
054Ross13.jpg=Ross; Barracks area (c1827)
056Lakes3.jpg=Central Highlands part way down the descent; unfortunately, haze spoils the pics slightly
054Ross26.jpg=Winding road climb to the Great Western Tiers
055Lakes6.jpg=Early morning at Arthurs Lake
054Ross2.jpg="Heritage Highway";  Historic Ross Bridge (c1836)
057Longford7.jpg=Longford; Christ Church - old clock mechanism
058Evandale5.jpg=Evandale; St Andrews Anglican Church
