Lake Menindee by lbmcshutter

Lake Menindee

Todays driving took me to Lake Menindee and the day brought me so many photos to try to choose just one for 365, I have 5 types of lizards (which I will look up tomorrow when I am less tired), multiple kites and falcons, kangaroos, great expanses of plains, dry red dirt filled river beds, corrugated sandy roads my poor little car should never have been asked to try, emus, including what could only be a creche, one adult and 20 (yes I counted) adolescent emu chicks, but I decided on this scene.

Sunsets from here are spectacular, I was pretty happy with middle of the day. The lakes had been dry since 2002 but they are now full again. The lake is one of a series of lakes which fill up with the overflow from the Darling River and at capacity they contain more water than Sydney Harbour.

I had planned/considered getting sunset shots today, however, firstly no guarantee of good colour in the sky (turns out there was not a particularly colourful sunset) and secondly I had to drive over 100km back to my accommodation and at dusk is the most dangerous time for wildlife on the road and I didn't want to run the risk, not only wildlife but it is a narrow dangerous road. so I came back to town late afternoon.

Nevertheless I am so tired now, I will have a bath and go to bed and sort through all the photos tomorrow.
Wow, amazing shot.
October 30th, 2011  
oh wow, ive never seen a site like this! well done
October 30th, 2011  
Incredible view - the water looks like milk and the sky is so deep...
Glad you are having a wonderful trip, sounds amazing :)
October 30th, 2011  
i love this - fav
October 30th, 2011  
Great looking shot. Looks like the water is encroaching on the trees.
October 30th, 2011  
At first glance, I thought I was seeing snow! I'm looking forward to more of your wonderful photos.
October 30th, 2011  
I thought it was snow also. But after a closer look I could see it wasn't. Great capture.
October 30th, 2011  
Beautiful shot. Is the white water from salt or turbulence? Looking forward to the rest of your nature shots.
October 30th, 2011  
what a fabulous shot!!
October 30th, 2011  
Great stuff
October 30th, 2011  
I love the photo and all of your stories. The story helps me get a glimpse of what's going on so many areas of our world. Thank you for sharing your world with all of us.
October 30th, 2011  
What an unusual place - I thought it was snow too from the thumbnail - fascinating!
October 30th, 2011  
amazing shot..
October 30th, 2011  
wow what an amazing view and shot!! a fav
October 31st, 2011  
Whoa... this is awesome.. and perfect for Halloween.. it has a sort of eerie feeling to it.. and the details you captured are spectacular...
October 31st, 2011  
Holy. Fricken. WOW! 8-o I'm going, that's all there is to it.
October 31st, 2011  
awesome shot FAV
October 31st, 2011  
Such an interesting landscape. I too am interested in what makes the water that colour. Clay? I hope you post some lizards. ;)
October 31st, 2011  
Amazing landscape and this lovely pic does it perfect justice.
October 31st, 2011  
Very dramatic landscape.
October 31st, 2011  
Stunning! Would love to see some of the others.
October 31st, 2011  
WOW!!! STUNNING :)
October 31st, 2011  
How unusual - I'm a bit of a natural phenomenon freak so pics like this fascinate me. Fab photo.
October 31st, 2011  
Fantastic capture
October 31st, 2011  
Awesome shot! Has a surreal quality to it. Fav for me, too :)!
October 31st, 2011  
Wow what an amazing looking place.
October 31st, 2011  
Such a dramatic shot! Great colours too.
October 31st, 2011  
Wow, what a cool shot!
October 31st, 2011  
cool, eerie shot.
October 31st, 2011  
I'm glad you went with this shot - it's so mystical looking. Unreal! And beautiful.
October 31st, 2011  
Oh my, amazing scene... the water looks threatening yet so beautiful.
Great shot!
October 31st, 2011  
incredible shot, i have only been there once quite a few years ago and there wasn't much water, would love to go there again, one day hopefully :)
November 1st, 2011  
@tkeen I want to go back and stay and get sunset and star trails, I think it would be great for both
November 1st, 2011  
Another stunning shot! There is so much to see, thanks for sharing.
November 1st, 2011  
awesome landscape!!!
November 1st, 2011  
Beautiful shot, I'm planning on going there again, as with Toni its been a very long time since I was there:)
November 2nd, 2011  
Amazing scene, very beautiful!
November 2nd, 2011  
Wow, this shot is gorgeous... almost looks otherworldly!
November 2nd, 2011  
what an adventure! lucky you! very intriguing landscape!
November 2nd, 2011  
Another fav, this is crazy-good, love the strangeness of the landscape.
November 2nd, 2011  
Fabulous pic. Fav. I haven't been on here much lately. But it's so nice to come back to this!
November 6th, 2011  
Emu creche! LOL~! That's something I hope to see before I die! :-)
Nice to see plenty of water here. I lived in Broken Hill in 2003 and they were dry as a bone. Really great shot here, Megan!
November 6th, 2011  
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