On April 13th I set forth on a "road trip", to visit friends in Berrima, then onto Canberra before returning to Sydney. As no great distances were involved in any of these legs, I took the "non-freeway" route as much as possible on the way out.
Travelling along the backroads leads to the turnoff to the Avon and Nepean Dams. Hmmm, I suppose I should check them out.
My rental car in the visitor parking lot.
Just the slightest signs of autumn colour in the trees along one of the tourist walks.
Eastern Australia has been suffering from drought for several years, as is evident in this photo showing the low water level.
The rockfill embankment added in 1971.
The "Egyptian style gateway" at the far end, as seen through the other gateway.
A slightly wary bird kept walking away from me as I approached to get a better photo.
The serpentine spillway wall, also showing the low water level.
Quite an excavation to build ths spillway.
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Nepean Dam