Where am I? Competition.

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

That would place you in an area around Backsten Camp & the Calder River where there are numerous falls. Unfortunately I don't know the name of any of them. :confused:

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I will pay that in the absence of a more precise answer! Bachsten Falls, on Bachsten Creek, about an hour's walk from the Bachsten Camp on the Munja Track. Easily as spectacular as Mitchell Falls, with about a one-squillionth of the number of people and no fleet of helicopters overhead from dawn til dusk. Made me wonder how many other spectacular sights are hidden away up there.
Over to you Xtreme.

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Originally Posted by cjc_td5

Dammit:D. Saw the photo on my phone and couldn't get a close enough look at it. Looks similar doesn't it? ;););););)
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...1&d=1463573246

134km from Mitchell, that puts it back in the Drysdale area? I don't know the area well enough to place the gorge though....

Cheers,
Chris

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That gorge looks magic. How far down from the main gorge is it?

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Originally Posted by POD

That gorge looks magic. How far down from the main gorge is it?

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The main falls are just out of sight upstream. The far hill on the horizon is immediately above the top pool of the falls and is the backdrop to many a photo of the main falls.

The vast majority of visitors swim in the pool below the main falls and don't think to float downstream for 200m for another spectacular vista.

Last time we were there 2 years ago the water painfully cold though and swimming was not fun.

Cheers Chris

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Originally Posted by POD

I will pay that in the absence of a more precise answer! Bachsten Falls, on Bachsten Creek, about an hour's walk from the Bachsten Camp on the Munja Track. Easily as spectacular as Mitchell Falls, with about a one-squillionth of the number of people and no fleet of helicopters overhead from dawn til dusk. Made me wonder how many other spectacular sights are hidden away up there.
Over to you Xtreme.

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Your clues of distance and bearing made it a no brainer. :D
Did you access it with Bushtrack Safaris or were you able to do it alone and did you go right down to Walcott Inlet?
Although I've been to the Kimberley area twice already, Bachsten Falls will definately be included on my next visit.

Let's move south east for the next one -

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/05/395.jpg

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

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Your clues of distance and bearing made it a no brainer. :D
Did you access it with Bushtrack Safaris or were you able to do it alone and did you go right down to Walcott Inlet?
Although I've been to the Kimberley area twice already, Bachsten Falls will definately be included on my next visit.

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We did it solo- don't tell me they've sold out to a tour company as well!! Gotta wonder what the hell is left for the independent spirit. We got to Walcott Inlet- I posted a photo earlier in this thread- although the track had not been prepared past Bachsten that year and the last 2 days drive were through 6ft tall grass. It was the highlight of our last Kimberley trip as well as the focus of our trip prep.

Glad you've tsaken us south-east as this thread has spent way too much time in QLD for my taste! No idea though.

Time for a clue or two -
1 - The background in the photo was changed rapidly in 2009, a mere five years after the photo was taken.
2 - The item in the lower right of the picture would have been in much demand during the rapid change/s.

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

Time for a clue or two -
1 - The background in the photo was changed rapidly in 2009, a mere five years after the photo was taken.
2 - The item in the lower right of the picture would have been in much demand during the rapid change/s.

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I assume that you refer t Black Sunday?

But I can't work out where that was taken, so much was devastated from King lake right through...

Your assumption is correct digger but we really need the town where this pic was taken.

I was amazed at how this town has replicated many of the historic buildings.

Friend here says Maryville trout or maybe salmon farm??
( not sure if he is taking the piddle or not!)

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Originally Posted by digger

Friend here says Maryville trout or maybe salmon farm??
( not sure if he is taking the piddle or not!)

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I'm not sure if it was ever part of a trout or salmon farm but you are correct with the location of Marysville so it's congratulations & over to you digger.

Edit - 20160522
I just googled the Marysville Trout and Salmon Farm and that's a little out of town on Wicks Ck.
The subject pond in the picture is right in the middle of Marysville beside the Stevenson River. There was a guy catching trout in it when the photo was taken.
Anyway, digger, you got the town correct and that is all that was required.