Another short vacation this winter to northern New South Wales. We have driven past some our favourite national parks in the last few years of travel so decided to take a shorter trip and catch up. We travelled out through Toowoomba and along the Gore Highway through Pittsworth and Milmerran to Goondiwindi.

A black-shouldered kite in search of breakfast.

Water reservoir at Milmerran

The Gore Highway – cactus still thick through the area west of Milmerran.

Emu near Wyaga – Emu count today: 2

Victoria Hotel at Goondiwindi

Belah – a casuarina common throughout the Brigalow ateas.

Northern part of the Nandewar Ranges outside Narrabri

View from the path into Sawn Rocks

White cypress

Sawn Rocks – columnar jointing in volcanic rock caused by joints developed during cooling.

The base of the cliff was a jumble of broken columns

Feral goats in Kaputar National Park. We also saw a feral pig in the area.

The Killarney Gap Road late in the day.

Hooroo!

We called this one Drax – we played it hip hop, we played it hopera but it didn’t move a muscle.

On the run!

Late afternoon light at the edge of the park

Our destination for tomorrow.

Sheep playing follow the leader

A slow drive back into Narrabri. Always watch for the second roo.

The Outback’s clearance increased around sunset

Nandewar Range

Tattersalls Hotel, Narrabri – our dinner venue

Maitland Street, Narrabri on a busy Saturday night – to be fair it was cold and everyone was indoors. Night temperature down to -3.3 degrees C.