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Djinn42 t1_jcoucpf wrote

It looks so prehistoric.

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RocketGigantic t1_jcp007f wrote

Where are the dinosaurs?

Are the bugs bad?

Thanks for sharing.

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kangmingjie t1_jcp6018 wrote

This is one of the happy places I go to in my head. I miss Australia.

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P_Kordus t1_jcp6lx4 wrote

If you look close enough you can see dinosaurs.

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sgtsaggy t1_jcpfkh7 wrote

This looks like a video game rendering.

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ITDrumm3r t1_jcpmdvb wrote

It’s beautiful! And somewhere hidden in the picture is something that can kill you in a matter of minutes. 😂

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LeopoldFriedrich t1_jcpsk3i wrote

Great, just wait 4 years and Friendlyjordies will make a video of that completely deforested.

/s hopefuly

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StatusKoi t1_jcq2lis wrote

Oh wow. That is absolutely beautiful.

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Brendinooo t1_jcq5mgp wrote

Fern trees! One of the more striking things I learned about in my limited time in Australian nature.

Sherbrooke Forest is very beautiful.

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Theresa_x t1_jcq7arq wrote

Looks like Pandora from Avatar, but in this case it's real! Very beautiful!

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Scr0tat0 t1_jcq90k4 wrote

Those right there are some dande-fuckin-nongs, I'll tell you what.

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Albert757 t1_jcqdqm9 wrote

This looks like that one level in Jak and Daxter where you need to chase metal heads with your skateboard. I think the location was Haven Forest or something like that.

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monkey_trumpets t1_jcqkb2x wrote

If there were dinosaurs any where on Earth, this would it.

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GirlBrunette22 t1_jcqkha8 wrote

damn it looks really nice, it feels like pictures from the movie Avatar

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I_Must_Bust t1_jcqkok6 wrote

Why does this look uncanny like really good CGI

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JuddyMali t1_jcqm361 wrote

Great place for a hike. I always keep an ear out for some nirnroot

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BigVGK93 t1_jcqpv6t wrote

Does anyone else see a face🗿

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Handwired t1_jcqr0xn wrote

Un’Goro in classic plus looks amazing.

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exciting_chains t1_jcqsx0y wrote

Replying to LeopoldFriedrich (#2,263,952)

Nah this is particular spot doesn't get logged anymore. The mountain experienced a lot of land clearing in the 20s when they created European gardens and housing on the mountain. But this particular spot is very protected

That being said, there is a major problem with feral deer destroying this habitat on the mountain and there was a huge storm which caused massive damage across the mountain recently too

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Pattyyy t1_jcqw97p wrote

Mount Dandenong is such a great location. Filled with heaps of small scenic drives, many parks and flower gardens. It's nicely shaded and has that cool rainforest feel. Absolutely stunning area and I'm glad I live pretty close to it. Hoping that one day I can move even closer towards that area.

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zsaleeba t1_jcr0p7t wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,265,545)

It's a very tame area. There might be some redback spiders under logs and an occasional snake but it's basically as safe as just about anywhere for a casual walk. It's a very lovely and serene place really.

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WestPotential3675 t1_jcr45hl wrote

I went on a picnic here last weekend, the serenity is unmatched anywhere else around Melbourne

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Fanachy t1_jcr84lr wrote

The Dandenongs really are beautiful, aren’t they?

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SeaOfSourMilk t1_jcrdd6s wrote

Replying to Supersnazz (#2,266,382)

Pretty much all of Eastern Gippsland, Victoria used to look like this up until that point. They cleared it all out for livestock mostly. If you look at a map of Victoria you can actually see that the remnant pockets of forest encircles Melbourne completely. This Is because Melbourne is sitting on the floodplain of these prehistoric forests.

Meanwhile Parks Victoria is actually a government monopolized logging company under the guise of park services..

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CookieCutter4322 t1_jcrddq7 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,264,508)

Yeah this last year has been fucking great for snow (I was in a blizzard in high country Vic in fucking November), but in a bad year, it’s REALLY bad, and the resorts would not be able to survive those years without snow-making.

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rvralph803 t1_jcrmuem wrote

I'm hunting for a dinosaur in this pic. It looks positively Triassic.

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Tidesticky t1_jcro1ob wrote

Prehistoric, gorgeous, just "far out man" vibes. I'd love to be there but at the same time I fear it due to Australia's reputation for killer creatures. This looks like a good place to find them in abundance.

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lowridda t1_jcrqwj6 wrote

Omg that’s beautiful! Breathtaking.

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_bko t1_jcrtki9 wrote

Such a stark contrast to the actual suburb of Dandenong gif

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Snoogins315 t1_jcrwp38 wrote

I think I see The Predator somewhere in the trees

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PotentialCamp5483 t1_jcs2mga wrote

Absolutely beautiful!!!!

…until you turn around and a spider eats you whole 🤣

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Soap1042 t1_jcs2p9u wrote

Nah that looks like smth str8 outta video game

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winter-soulstice t1_jcsa7e9 wrote

Replying to CookieCutter4322 (#2,266,450)

It makes me eye-roll as a foreigner who visits Australia every couple years, in all my time there doing mainly things tourists would do, plus a few camping trips, I've never had any scary wild animal encounters**. People saying they'd never visit Australia because there are "so many deadly animals" is as dumb as people saying they'd never visit Canada because we have bears and cougars.

**I did open a toilet lid once to find a huntsman clinging to the bowl. Politely reclosed the lid and asked australian SO to deal with it, lol.

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SorrowT-T t1_jcsb4hd wrote

Straight outta cambrian, crazy motha fucka named Archeocyathans.

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DaddyCatALSO t1_jcscvp0 wrote

so primeval and so very Southern; the forests in LOTR always looked off to me

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ripitup27 t1_jcsdbql wrote

Replying to StormThestral (#2,267,074)

So I started looking into this based on this thread, and it turns out the suburb was named after the painting by German artist Eugene von Guerard in the same area.

I can only assume it was a minor translation error that stuck.

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gypsy_muse t1_jcsico4 wrote

“I want to go to there” - Liz Lemon

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SpreadSheetAboutMe t1_jcsm70m wrote

Replying to Poopi-Doopi (#2,268,632)

Grew up in the Dandenongs, now living in NZ. Genuinely couldn’t look much more different. Stringybark gums, tree ferns, muted greens and shallow inclines are very different to here. I guess it’s green and not hugely populated, though!

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WhiteyFisk53 t1_jcsp1p1 wrote

My happy place. Used to go all the time. Got married nearby (in Kalista). These days not very often (two young kids) but hopefully soon.

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ImperialxWarlord t1_jcsq6hf wrote

Looks like something from a bygone era. Was walking with dinosaurs filmed here? I feel like the Antarctic episode was.

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HAXAD2005 t1_jcsqs8u wrote

This looks a lot like Endor with the blue atmosphere, the fern, the mist.

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spacedude2000 t1_jcsvs5f wrote

Replying to duccy_duc (#2,265,911)

Truly an honest question here: there aren't bugs in the cities right? I've always wanted to visit Australia but I'm letting my irrational fears force my hand. Reddit has totally warped my brain to believe there's gonna be a huntsman under every roll of toilet paper.

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duccy_duc t1_jct0njd wrote

Replying to spacedude2000 (#2,269,037)

I mean, you realise bugs exist everywhere though right? If you just don't like the big ones then stay out of the top end of the country and you'll be fine. You're more likely to have a bird try to steal your lunch than encounter something scary.

I think a lot of Australians are just unbothered about it as well, we kinda just exist together. When I was a kid my dad would often play with huntsmans, let them crawl over his face. They're pretty chill.

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Rumpleshite t1_jct1cuz wrote

This isn’t some remote place either, it is less than an hours drive from the CBD of Melbourne, Australia

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bananakad t1_jct5idq wrote

Replying to spacedude2000 (#2,269,037)

It’s overblown and annoying, to be honest.

If you are in a city, such as Sydney, I don’t think it’s very likely that you would come across a snake or spider.

I live an hour drive away from Sydney in the suburbs and I honestly can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a snake that wasn’t in a zoo.

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SKILL_POLICE t1_jct76hh wrote

It looks like a render to me, at first i thought new Crysis dropped

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iammrnussbaum t1_jct8hdk wrote

The only thing I know about this place is the legend of Sam's moms cataract.

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Niccy26 t1_jcv3r97 wrote

It looks fantastic but I would expect some giant creature to chase and eat me

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SpreadSheetAboutMe t1_jcvc6c8 wrote

Replying to summerhail (#2,269,039)

We also have water, rocks, and some introduced gum trees. They grow differently, and the species are different. The landscape looks pretty different between the two countries. Australia is more of a muted blue/grey palette, and NZ is much brighter green. Everything is dry in Australia, but you often can’t get a fire started in NZ because of all the moisture in the air, even on a clear night in the middle of summer.

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spacedude2000 t1_jczh229 wrote

Replying to duccy_duc (#2,269,188)

I live in the Pacific northwest in the USA - we pretty much only have mosquitos and like a few different spiders. Nothing quite like rural australia though. There's pretty much zero bug exposure around here. You can see where my fears arise. Good to know though, thank you.

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