@@marionthompson3365 The tallest tree in Australia is the australian mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans), which is also the tallest flowering plant in the world. I'm aussie and I've seen those giants in Tassie. The tallest tree in the world is a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) which is in california, US.
Those “funny” rocks are called Remarkable Rocks. They are on Kangaroo island, just off the the South Australian coast. Kangaroo island is one of Australia’s top tourist attractions with its wildlife and unspoiled landscapes and beaches.
That tiered waterfall is actually Russell falls in Tasmania. For a dry continent Australia is blessed with so many beautiful waterfalls, there are some very wet areas, diversity is huge , snow to desert to tropical rainforest
That Waterfall with ferns could be lots of places around Australia, but does look a LOT like Russell Falls down here in Tas. Australia is a BIG Continent. It has many MANY different climates and micro-climates. That snow scene was pretty high up - above the tree line.😊
Ryan, you really need to come to Australia. If you do, plan for at least 6 weeks or much more, it's that big. Everything you see in other countries, you almost see it all in Australia. Sandy deserts, rocky deserts, 10,000 beaches, snow fields in winter for skiing, rainforests, iconic buildings and a wide range of exotic wild animals. Add to that, a whole bunch of people who would like to say, 'G'day, to you.
One of the Apostles designated in I think it was about 2005. lots of dust, birds flying off the top of the sandstone plinth. Then, a mound in the Southern Ocean.
Hi Ryan, here are my best guesses about where these are (time on your video): 0:35 - The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Australia. These are limestone stacks that are formed by erosion of the cliffs by the ocean. I have never seen anyone climb them. I think that would be particularly dangerous. People have been stranded on them, however. There is a formation called London Bridge that consisted of two arches that joined to the mainland. One day in 1990, the arch connecting to the mainland collapsed, leaving an isolated arch on which two people were stranded. They had to be rescued by helicopter. 0:42 - Uluru, Northern Territory (as you know). 0:48 - Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia 0:57 - Not sure where this waterfall is. Could be Belmore Falls, Southern Highlands, New South Wales but happy to be corrected. 1:07 - Again, not certain, but likely Girraween National Park, Queensland 1:23 - This could be any of many rain forests but likely somewhere in Far North Queensland 1:34 - No idea, really. Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) National Park, Western Australia is a possibility 1:42 - Pretty sure this is Eucalyptus regnans (mountain ash) at Mount Field National Park, Tasmania 1:58 - Not sure, could be Bay of Fires, Tasmania 2:27 - Three Sisters, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales 2:33 - Uluru (again) 2:46 - Remarkable Rocks (again) 3:04 - Could be anywhere, really 3:10 - Pretty sure this is the Enchanted Walk, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania 3:20 - Pretty sure this is Russell Falls, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania 3:38 - This could be pretty much anywhere in the Australian Alps of New South Wales and Victoria or the Tasmanian highlands, possibly Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales, the tallest mountain in Australia. Fun fact: Australia has a greater area of snow than Switzerland. 3:48 - Uluru (again) 4:13 - Not sure, but reminds me of the area around Mount Bogong, Victoria's highest mountain 4:19 - Lord Howe Island: way out in the Pacific Ocean, but New South Wales territory 4:39 - Not a porcupine, but an echidna, one of two monotremes (egg laying mammals), the other being the platypus 4:46 - Remarkable Rocks (again) 5:03 - The Twelve Apostles (again) 5:13 - Kangaroos - could be anywhere 5:19 - Kata Tjuta (Olgas), Northern Territory
ive swum in that cave before with the waterfall falling through its roof, such a lovely spot that is in a national park in queensland near the n.s.w border. beautiful spot with a bbq area that has goannas so 'friendly' they steal the food from the tables lol.
Gday Jay. I think we have more skiable terrain than Switzerland? Our mountains and high plains are 'skiable' because they're mostly domes. More snow? Don't know.
According to bbcearth “This snowfall is so heavy that Australian Alps, located near the capital city of Canberra, receives more snow than the Swiss Alps in the winter months!”
There are two main kinds of rainforest in Australia: the tropical rainforests of the northern parts, and the cool climate rainforests of Victoria and Tasmania. They are distinctly different but both beautiful. There is snow in the Australian Alps, both NSW and Victoria, and also in the high country of Tasmania. It even snows occasionally in the high inland parts of Queensland.
Ryan there is rainforests areas from Victoria right up to nth Queensland, I'm not quite midway up the east coast and the mountains to my west get snow every year and also support many rainforest ecosystems. You just have to visit and you will find out it's way more varied than you could imagine seriously mate
Not a porcupine, Ryan - an echidna (‘spiny anteater’). One of the only two living species of ‘monotreme’, its closest living relative is the platypus. Monotremes are an ancient branch of mammals that lay eggs, and then suckle their young. Baby monotremes (cute little squishy things without hair or fingernail-like spines) are called ‘puggles’.
Ryan, I’m a 43 year old Australian and recently visited part of the South Australia outback and I can not put into words how big, vast, beautiful and empty Australia is. I needed to backtrack to buy supplies and the closest town (Leigh creek) was a 5 hour return trip by 4x4 on a dirt road. It was incredible. I can’t wait to see more and I hope you and your family get to see it all too.
A lot of the places you are looking at are Tasmania. The waterfalls here are some of the most spectacular in the world and the snow covered areas are the central highlands in Tassie
Couldn't think of many better places in the world than down here for natural beauty tbh. While our mountains aren't that tall by international standards, because of the vast area of wilderness we have, the Victorian High Country and NSW Snowy Mountains get more snow per year than all of Switzerland plus Tassie gets an equally good dumping each year as well. We've got areas of rainforest from as far south as Tasmania and Victoria all the way up to Far North Queensland. Our Mountain Ash Trees (Eucalyptus Regnans) are only beaten by your Californian Redwoods for the title of tallest tree species. The entire country has rugged coastlines and beautiful beaches. Fuck, I do kinda love this country
You can distinguish the North and the South of Australia by the plants around the falls. Ferns are south and palms up north. These images are mostly in Victoria. Oh yes the spiky little animals, they are Echidna's. Snow, we get more than you think, the great dividing range up the entire east coast is absolutely breathtaking no matter where you are. This is why most people live there its the prettiest best place to be with so much to offer to see and do.
Speaking of phobias like agoraphobia, sometimes when people visit, particularly from high density cities like in Asian countries, they become extremely overwhelmed with how wide open Aus is. Seen it first hand, like a full blown panic attack, their entire concept of spatial awareness expands and it can be too much to handle.
I'm Australian, I lived in London for a couple of years and I really noticed how "everything" houses, buildings etc were so squished together with narrow roads so the sun would disappear behind the buildings really early, it seemed so unnatural being deprived of seeing the sun set and you literally see it all upfront so when I returned home I felt my eyes readjust (it felt like they relaxed) seeing everything in panoramic was so good, and not blowing black boogers was a relief, the soot from the underground (rail system) and the pollution from so many cars actually gives you black boogers, it's a well known fact (which you only learn once you get there and talk to other travellers!). Oh and I was taken aback at the people working in the supermarket, restaurant and retail shops because they'd actually say "hi, how's it going?" With smiles on their faces! I'd forgotten that's just normal in Australia.
Fun fact: Australia is home to the world's oldest rain forest (The Daintree Rainforest) It and the Great barrier reef are the only two UNESCO world heritage sites to meet
Dude, you need to look up The Great Ocean Road in Victoria. That is where the 12 apostles are, (the rocks standing in the ocean). It's a beautiful, coastal road that goes through The Otway National Park. The scenery is amazing! ❤🐨
@@dethvyper3136 Yes there were 12. My comment said there are now less. I didn't put an amount as I didn't google it. Having googled it there are now 8 as you thought.
Australia is so big, we have just about every kind of landscape you can imagine. The scene towards the end of the video with a beach with two mountains in the background is Lord Howe Island. It's waaay off the east coast but is technically a part of NSW. It's the rim of an extinct volcano and quite beautiful. I'm housebound with chronic illness but was lucky enough to climb one of those mountains, Mt Gower, in 2007. The climb nearly killed me 😅 but the view was stunning.
You probably now know more about Australia than most Aussies. You’ve certainly done the deep dive into the Oz research. You’d fit right in when you finally make it out this way. 😂
You don't appreciate the true deep beauty of the Blue Mountains and millions of years rock formations and rain Forrest unless to actually go there..Australia has 1000s of unbelievable waterfalls and unless you travel through ranges from top of Australia to Tasmania..Australia is one of or oldest countries in the world and outback Queensland is where most dinosaurs have been found...and to see Victoria's ocean road and northern Territory's Katherine gorge to the north of Western Australia e from Karratha to nort of Broome will you feel like you are in millions of years awe..unfortunately neither Northern Territory and North of West Australia is shown on the different tourist shows...Tasmania is also extremely rugged and spectacular mountain ranges too..We have what is called "grey nomads" here who after retirement get caravan or mobile type car and spend 6 to 12 months travelling around Australia..I live in tropical Queensland on best beaches in the world and 10 mins up the hill is rainforest...but have family all over Australia and visit and Australia is AMAZING
It's ole blue eyes! 😃 Most of this looks like Tasmania, the red rocks, tallest trees, the best waterfalls, rainforests! Blue Mountains, NT, Uluru, WA! 🥱 Sleeping beauty, Tas! Echidna! Mostly peaceful Tasmania! 💗 Nap time! 😌
Yep, I walked across London Bridge at the 12 apostles years ago. The next day it collapsed, so yep, I have been on top of one of those apostles down along The great ocean road Vic.
Interesting fact for you Ryan. South Eastern Australian snowfields cover more area than Switzerland. I'll admit they aren't normally deep and no glaciers come from them but they exist.
The waterfall under cave with tree trunk is Natural Bridge in Springbrook QLD. Its a great place to visit in a National Park. No diving allowed anymore due to deaths. But years ago you could dive from above through the gaping hole into the shallow pool below. Most deaths occurred after heavy rainfalls as the debris fills the pool and people get skewered on branches. There used to be an Eel that lived there and was friendly for a peace of bread! Also saw a very white spider that was the size of a hand with very long legs that "bounced" across the water to get away from my friend when he get close leaving a white liquid every time the spiders bum hit the water! We got some kids away from it fearing poison!
The waterfalls and rainforest you say is not what you think of when you think of Australia, is what the area where I live is like. It's called the Wet Tropics and is in the Far North East of the country main city being Cairns. Of shore from here is The Great Barrier Reef also. There is a place just north of Cairns where the rainforest meets the reef.
The double waterfall you thought was in the north of Australia is actually in Tasmania, the island state of Australia. Tasmania has a cool temperate climate, it’s very beautiful there
Mt Rushmore, of course, is natural. And I'm sure there are some nice trails in the area. Most people visit for the heads carved in it though. But yeah, there is plenty of natural beauty in the USA. Sorry Bill, if it seems like we are picking on you.
The waterfall/cave at 1:32 is where I live. When I was a kid it was called Natural Arch but they have changed it to Natural Bridge. It is on the NSW/QLD border.
Australia is such a unique country. It’s also technically an island! It has every biome from beaches, deserts, rainforests, bushland, jungle, fields and even places that snow more than Canada! Australia is also known for how its plants and animals are very different from other countries because they are isolated and adapt to every environment
3:17 is Russell Falls in the island state of Tasmania. In the Mt Field National Park. It's a lovely waterfall with some other great places to visit. We've had snow here at sea level. Last time it happened where I live at, was in 2016 in Tasmania.
For the Aussie spirit you need the poetry of A.B. Banjo Paterson. There is a song version by Wallace and Matilda. "The man from Snowy River" or "Clancy of the overflow" are good starts.
The waterfall which he stated "Was up north"..... Actually....the flora included "fern palms" from the South, probably from Tasmania and probably "Russel Falls" (Google image it). I lived there. Now I live in Cairns (Far North Tropic-Queensland--QLD)...the ferns do not grow here. But so Beautiful in QLD. See "The Daintree" and "Barrier Reef". Porcupines are "Echidnas". one of the wonders. They lay eggs AND give milk to their young. Only Platypus and Echidnas so this (Monotremes) Australia is as big as the US, and Queensland is a huge state i live in. Maybe around 2.5x bigger than Texas.
I'm Australian and only learned recently that Wombats do square shits, I'm amazed ... One more reason to love them. Imagine if we shat out a different shape every time, like cookie cutter shapes? I guess we'd end up playing with our shit, and making a big mess. OK for the workplace when you're bored but definitely not at home. Yes ... Those waterfalls are lovely
At 2.00 minutes to 2.18 minutes you are looking at a beach. The red is sandstone rock in the sandy beach, the green is the same rock with algae growing on it. The tide is out and the rocks are exposed.
The tall rocks in the ocean are called the Twelve Apostle’s. They are on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The ocean carves them out of the rocky cliff’s and it seems like when the sea wears one away it is replaced. No one climbs on them. We have every climate and landscape in the world in one Country. We have more rainforests and ski resorts than people think. Not everyone lives near the coast.
I love how positive you are about Australia. We have this odd thing/complex that a non-Australian’s opinion, especially American, is more worthy than our own. I hope if/when you come here you won’t be disappointed. Have you done any videos on cricket?
G'day Mate! That waterfall you wondered where it was and you thought maybe in the far north? Well it is Russell Falls in Tasmania in the Mount Field National Park. They are just over an hour drive from Hobart...Cheers!
That was so magical...An experience Ill never forget cruising down was like going back thru time...The most special and sacred journey Ive ever been on...
Hey Ryan, Some comments below have gone in to greater detail. In an effort to further your knowledge of all things Australia. @4:41 The Echidna and @ 5:08 The Tweleve Apostles, Victoria. Happy to share. Love your channel mate! Happy arvo to you. Best wishes from Melbourne, John
The clips with weird shaped rocks (and they're really big. You can stand beneath them) is Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The Australian Alps get more snow than Switzerland. It also snows in Tasmania and sometimes in South Australia. And... ECHIDNAS not porcupines!
I am from Melbourne l live near the Dandenong Ranges just over an hours drive from the city and they are rainforests , tree ferns , creeks and some waterfalls. We have Wombats Possums Echidnas and masses of different native birds, of course there are snakes lizards and spiders too but you rarely see them. We have Kangaroos around the Cardinia dam erea and a lot of deer that are actually an introduced pest like the Rabbits and Foxes .
I live in Australia and love it here but there nowhere more scenic than my home country New Zealand. It has high mountains, glaciers, fiords and volcanoes.
They are very different to a porcupine - porcupines are actually rodents whereas the echidna is an ancient type of marsupial. Additionally, echidna cannot eject their spines, whereas a porcupine can. Echidnas are found all over Australia, including Tasmania.
Ty for your content... it's amusing watching you learn about my country, and like some other posters, I do suggest you come see it for yourself. We have so much for you to see, so you might decide to keep coming back lol....
Australia has so many different types of vegetation in Adelaide where I was born is so different from Darwin or Queensland. It's vast and expansive when you fly over you will fall asleep wake hours later and still flying over the desert.
At 3:32 that could have been south in Victoria or Tasmania. We have temperate rainforests that have waterfalls and vegetation like in this scene. They're really beautiful.
No you can’t get down to the apostles I think there were 12 in all but over the years they have corroded. We have Philip Island in Victoria also that at dusk you can see the fairy penguins come to feed their chicks after swimming 15 to 50 kilometres a day
We also have the oldest rain forest in the world, the Daintree in North Queensland. A prehistoric pine that was only discovered late last century somewhere in northern NSW, the place is a guarded secret, so that us humans don’t go in and destroy the place and uproot and take the trees.
Don't let people tell you is all flat desert with no Mountains. My wife & I flew from Canberra to Brisbane on Monday only my second plane flight in 38 years & even though it was cloudy you can see how many mountains & green bush with very few people to be seen . This country is vast.
Youre a sensitive guy Ryan..Just love the slogan on Jaces' wall..."Dream big little one" You change irrevocably when you have a child, and you will learn a lot from each other...Suddenly the world is a different place, and we find meaning in other things....We have a vast, diverse, and beautiful country, and its very easy to take that for granted...I do hope you find that peace, who knows, just maybe that will be in Australia...You and your family would be very welcomed here, Im sure.....
Happy arvo Ryan. I love the fact that I can find solitude in Australia's wide open spaces. Bush, Mallee, Desert, tropical rainforest. I'd love to travel the US, but too many people, and too many guns.
I’ve been to the U.S. twice now, loved what I saw Disney land, Grand Canyon , Vegas. I would go back again but next time see other parts of the country
Gday. There are hundreds of beautiful waterfalls all over. My home town has about 5 swimming holes with waterfalls almost that nice on farmland surrounding it. :)
Tasmania has some of the tallest trees in the world ,only second to the American redwoods. It has the oldest know trees in the world ,known as the Huon pine
Yes, that covered all states of Australia. Echidna, by the way, not a porcupine.
You'd think by now he would know that 😂
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rainforest is not only in the tropics! you can find it in queensland, new south wales, victoria, northern territory and tasmania
Especially along the Great dividing range on Australia's East coast
@@Zed483 absolutely
Southern Western Australia too. I think the tallest trees in the world are found there.
@@marionthompson3365 almost tasmania has the mountain ash tree which is the tallest in australia!
@@marionthompson3365 The tallest tree in Australia is the australian mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans), which is also the tallest flowering plant in the world. I'm aussie and I've seen those giants in Tassie. The tallest tree in the world is a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) which is in california, US.
Those “funny” rocks are called Remarkable Rocks. They are on Kangaroo island, just off the the South Australian coast. Kangaroo island is one of Australia’s top tourist attractions with its wildlife and unspoiled landscapes and beaches.
Flinders Chase national Park, south West corner of Kangaroo Island
Pink granit bluff, on the other side slopes steply down to the sea
The rocks there are like something out of a Dali painting.
and it also has the highest feral koala population in the world, and to make matters worse they have clamydia!
That tiered waterfall is actually Russell falls in Tasmania. For a dry continent Australia is blessed with so many beautiful waterfalls, there are some very wet areas, diversity is huge , snow to desert to tropical rainforest
That Waterfall with ferns could be lots of places around Australia, but does look a LOT like Russell Falls down here in Tas. Australia is a BIG Continent. It has many MANY different climates and micro-climates. That snow scene was pretty high up - above the tree line.😊
Its Natural Bridge in Springbrook QLD. Been a few times there.
The part with the clouds moving across the sky and the 3 rock formations is The "3 Sisters" in Katoomba NSW - The Blue Mountains
The 3 Sisters anad similar rock formations, are a short drive or train trip , from central Sydney, easily accessible for tourists.
Ryan, you really need to come to Australia.
If you do, plan for at least 6 weeks or much more, it's that big.
Everything you see in other countries, you almost see it all in Australia.
Sandy deserts, rocky deserts, 10,000 beaches, snow fields in winter for skiing, rainforests, iconic buildings and a wide range of exotic wild animals.
Add to that, a whole bunch of people who would like to say, 'G'day, to you.
Yes 🙌🏻 please come to Australia 🇦🇺 would love to show you around 😊
Nah he cant do that, they don't get paid annual leave, that is, if they even get annual leave. If their "Lordship' employer grants it.
Niiice! I'm Victoria and trying my hardest to explain the calibre and vast ratio we are comparing here! 🦘🇦🇺👍🤯💯🌹
You Rock Ken! Seaford, Australia 🌏🦘🪃 Boomerang that Ryan
Yeah he can get a good coffee, go to the zoo and feed the kangas, see the sites, meet some aussie subscreebers, it’ll be a blast!
The first and last images are the Twelve Apostles along the Great Ocean Rd in Victoria and the Wide Waterfall is McKenzie Falls in the Grampians Vic
One of the Apostles designated in I think it was about 2005. lots of dust, birds flying off the top of the sandstone plinth. Then, a mound in the Southern Ocean.
3:33 is the Russell Falls in Tasmania, been there, awesome!! 4:40 is an Echidna. 4:43 Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island off South Australia.
I recognised Russell Falls. I was there 2 weeks ago on holiday 😅
Hi Ryan, here are my best guesses about where these are (time on your video):
0:35 - The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Australia. These are limestone stacks that are formed by erosion of the cliffs by the ocean. I have never seen anyone climb them. I think that would be particularly dangerous. People have been stranded on them, however. There is a formation called London Bridge that consisted of two arches that joined to the mainland. One day in 1990, the arch connecting to the mainland collapsed, leaving an isolated arch on which two people were stranded. They had to be rescued by helicopter.
0:42 - Uluru, Northern Territory (as you know).
0:48 - Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
0:57 - Not sure where this waterfall is. Could be Belmore Falls, Southern Highlands, New South Wales but happy to be corrected.
1:07 - Again, not certain, but likely Girraween National Park, Queensland
1:23 - This could be any of many rain forests but likely somewhere in Far North Queensland
1:34 - No idea, really. Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) National Park, Western Australia is a possibility
1:42 - Pretty sure this is Eucalyptus regnans (mountain ash) at Mount Field National Park, Tasmania
1:58 - Not sure, could be Bay of Fires, Tasmania
2:27 - Three Sisters, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales
2:33 - Uluru (again)
2:46 - Remarkable Rocks (again)
3:04 - Could be anywhere, really
3:10 - Pretty sure this is the Enchanted Walk, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
3:20 - Pretty sure this is Russell Falls, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania
3:38 - This could be pretty much anywhere in the Australian Alps of New South Wales and Victoria or the Tasmanian highlands, possibly Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales, the tallest mountain in Australia. Fun fact: Australia has a greater area of snow than Switzerland.
3:48 - Uluru (again)
4:13 - Not sure, but reminds me of the area around Mount Bogong, Victoria's highest mountain
4:19 - Lord Howe Island: way out in the Pacific Ocean, but New South Wales territory
4:39 - Not a porcupine, but an echidna, one of two monotremes (egg laying mammals), the other being the platypus
4:46 - Remarkable Rocks (again)
5:03 - The Twelve Apostles (again)
5:13 - Kangaroos - could be anywhere
5:19 - Kata Tjuta (Olgas), Northern Territory
ive swum in that cave before with the waterfall falling through its roof, such a lovely spot that is in a national park in queensland near the n.s.w border. beautiful spot with a bbq area that has goannas so 'friendly' they steal the food from the tables lol.
Natural Bridge is now fenced off and you are not permitted to swim there. Slow like going there. Glowworms in the ceiling are great there too.
Just for your information Ryan, the Australian Alps get more snow on them than the Swiss Alps.
Switzerland is tiny though.
Gday Jay. I think we have more skiable terrain than Switzerland? Our mountains and high plains are 'skiable' because they're mostly domes. More snow? Don't know.
According to bbcearth “This snowfall is so heavy that Australian Alps, located near the capital city of Canberra, receives more snow than the Swiss Alps in the winter months!”
@@Dr_KAP that is correct. Part of it that our alps cover more area than the Swiss Alps but, none the less, the Aussie Alps get more snow.
@@jaymills6091 And the amazing thing is that those stats don't even include Tassie. Once you include Tassie, we'd well and truly smash the Swiss Alps
There are two main kinds of rainforest in Australia: the tropical rainforests of the northern parts, and the cool climate rainforests of Victoria and Tasmania. They are distinctly different but both beautiful. There is snow in the Australian Alps, both NSW and Victoria, and also in the high country of Tasmania. It even snows occasionally in the high inland parts of Queensland.
We also have the temperate rainforest in New South Wales including the Blue Mountains
We have rain Forrest’s in Victoria which are beautiful and full of waterfalls.
And in WA but not much in the waterfall department.
Ryan there is rainforests areas from Victoria right up to nth Queensland, I'm not quite midway up the east coast and the mountains to my west get snow every year and also support many rainforest ecosystems. You just have to visit and you will find out it's way more varied than you could imagine seriously mate
Not a porcupine, Ryan - an echidna (‘spiny anteater’). One of the only two living species of ‘monotreme’, its closest living relative is the platypus. Monotremes are an ancient branch of mammals that lay eggs, and then suckle their young. Baby monotremes (cute little squishy things without hair or fingernail-like spines) are called ‘puggles’.
Ryan, I’m a 43 year old Australian and recently visited part of the South Australia outback and I can not put into words how big, vast, beautiful and empty Australia is.
I needed to backtrack to buy supplies and the closest town (Leigh creek) was a 5 hour return trip by 4x4 on a dirt road. It was incredible. I can’t wait to see more and I hope you and your family get to see it all too.
I'm 43 too! ✌️ Melbourne 🌹
@@tanyamiller00 haha. We are so old
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@@tanyamiller00 haha. Hey I’m from Melbourne too. Rise up Melbourne gang! 🤘🤘
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A lot of the places you are looking at are Tasmania. The waterfalls here are some of the most spectacular in the world and the snow covered areas are the central highlands in Tassie
Couldn't think of many better places in the world than down here for natural beauty tbh. While our mountains aren't that tall by international standards, because of the vast area of wilderness we have, the Victorian High Country and NSW Snowy Mountains get more snow per year than all of Switzerland plus Tassie gets an equally good dumping each year as well. We've got areas of rainforest from as far south as Tasmania and Victoria all the way up to Far North Queensland. Our Mountain Ash Trees (Eucalyptus Regnans) are only beaten by your Californian Redwoods for the title of tallest tree species. The entire country has rugged coastlines and beautiful beaches.
Fuck, I do kinda love this country
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You can distinguish the North and the South of Australia by the plants around the falls. Ferns are south and palms up north. These images are mostly in Victoria. Oh yes the spiky little animals, they are Echidna's.
Snow, we get more than you think, the great dividing range up the entire east coast is absolutely breathtaking no matter where you are. This is why most people live there its the prettiest best place to be with so much to offer to see and do.
Uluru is actually a giant sandstone boulder, sitting on its side into the land around it.. approx 500 million years old..
Speaking of phobias like agoraphobia, sometimes when people visit, particularly from high density cities like in Asian countries, they become extremely overwhelmed with how wide open Aus is. Seen it first hand, like a full blown panic attack, their entire concept of spatial awareness expands and it can be too much to handle.
I'm Australian, I lived in London for a couple of years and I really noticed how "everything" houses, buildings etc were so squished together with narrow roads so the sun would disappear behind the buildings really early, it seemed so unnatural being deprived of seeing the sun set and you literally see it all upfront so when I returned home I felt my eyes readjust (it felt like they relaxed) seeing everything in panoramic was so good, and not blowing black boogers was a relief, the soot from the underground (rail system) and the pollution from so many cars actually gives you black boogers, it's a well known fact (which you only learn once you get there and talk to other travellers!). Oh and I was taken aback at the people working in the supermarket, restaurant and retail shops because they'd actually say "hi, how's it going?" With smiles on their faces! I'd forgotten that's just normal in Australia.
Fun fact: Australia is home to the world's oldest rain forest (The Daintree Rainforest) It and the Great barrier reef are the only two UNESCO world heritage sites to meet
Dude, you need to look up The Great Ocean Road in Victoria. That is where the 12 apostles are, (the rocks standing in the ocean). It's a beautiful, coastal road that goes through The Otway National Park. The scenery is amazing! ❤🐨
Not 12 anymore, sadly.
@@susansalafia2729 True, very sadly.
@@susansalafia2729 .....Actually there have never been 12. I think there was only 9, now 8 with one collapsing into the ocean.
@@dethvyper3136 Yes there were 12. My comment said there are now less. I didn't put an amount as I didn't google it. Having googled it there are now 8 as you thought.
@@JennyA1961Thanks Jenny, I have since googled it and there are 8 left.
Australia is so big, we have just about every kind of landscape you can imagine. The scene towards the end of the video with a beach with two mountains in the background is Lord Howe Island. It's waaay off the east coast but is technically a part of NSW. It's the rim of an extinct volcano and quite beautiful. I'm housebound with chronic illness but was lucky enough to climb one of those mountains, Mt Gower, in 2007. The climb nearly killed me 😅 but the view was stunning.
You probably now know more about Australia than most Aussies. You’ve certainly done the deep dive into the Oz research. You’d fit right in when you finally make it out this way. 😂
Haha that’s an echidna not a porcupine!
I was going to comment the same thing until i saw this.
Car fossils! Love it! Still rainforest in Oz, not all desert.
You don't appreciate the true deep beauty of the Blue Mountains and millions of years rock formations and rain Forrest unless to actually go there..Australia has 1000s of unbelievable waterfalls and unless you travel through ranges from top of Australia to Tasmania..Australia is one of or oldest countries in the world and outback Queensland is where most dinosaurs have been found...and to see Victoria's ocean road and northern Territory's Katherine gorge to the north of Western Australia e from Karratha to nort of Broome will you feel like you are in millions of years awe..unfortunately neither Northern Territory and North of West Australia is shown on the different tourist shows...Tasmania is also extremely rugged and spectacular mountain ranges too..We have what is called "grey nomads" here who after retirement get caravan or mobile type car and spend 6 to 12 months travelling around Australia..I live in tropical Queensland on best beaches in the world and 10 mins up the hill is rainforest...but have family all over Australia and visit and Australia is AMAZING
It's ole blue eyes! 😃 Most of this looks like Tasmania, the red rocks, tallest trees, the best waterfalls, rainforests! Blue Mountains, NT, Uluru, WA! 🥱 Sleeping beauty, Tas! Echidna! Mostly peaceful Tasmania! 💗 Nap time! 😌
As a Tasmanian now living in Victoria I would have to agree with you!!! Most beautiful place in all of Australia in my opinion x
@@TheStabbyGinger Cheers, it is! 😁
💯 agree
@@heartshapedisle 🤗👍
Which one was WA…..? Must have missed it.
Yep, I walked across London Bridge at the 12 apostles years ago.
The next day it collapsed, so yep, I have been on top of one of those apostles down along The great ocean road Vic.
Interesting fact for you Ryan. South Eastern Australian snowfields cover more area than Switzerland. I'll admit they aren't normally deep and no glaciers come from them but they exist.
The waterfall under cave with tree trunk is Natural Bridge in Springbrook QLD. Its a great place to visit in a National Park. No diving allowed anymore due to deaths. But years ago you could dive from above through the gaping hole into the shallow pool below. Most deaths occurred after heavy rainfalls as the debris fills the pool and people get skewered on branches. There used to be an Eel that lived there and was friendly for a peace of bread! Also saw a very white spider that was the size of a hand with very long legs that "bounced" across the water to get away from my friend when he get close leaving a white liquid every time the spiders bum hit the water! We got some kids away from it fearing poison!
The waterfalls and rainforest you say is not what you think of when you think of Australia, is what the area where I live is like. It's called the Wet Tropics and is in the Far North East of the country main city being Cairns. Of shore from here is The Great Barrier Reef also. There is a place just north of Cairns where the rainforest meets the reef.
The double waterfall you thought was in the north of Australia is actually in Tasmania, the island state of Australia. Tasmania has a cool temperate climate, it’s very beautiful there
USA has a lot of natural wonders as well, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Mt Rushmore, Hawaii volcano's etc.
Uhhh im sure he knows that. This video is to bring attention to beautiful places in australia. Soooo yeah
Mt Rushmore, of course, is natural. And I'm sure there are some nice trails in the area. Most people visit for the heads carved in it though. But yeah, there is plenty of natural beauty in the USA. Sorry Bill, if it seems like we are picking on you.
The waterfall "up north" is actually in Tassie! Russell Falls. I always make a point to visit when I road trip down that way.
The waterfall was Russell Falls at Mt.Field National Park in Tasmania…one of my favourite places in Australia ❤
This is the real Australia, Keeping Up with the Joneses family farm in the outback! Untamed channel! 😃👍
The waterfall/cave at 1:32 is where I live. When I was a kid it was called Natural Arch but they have changed it to Natural Bridge. It is on the NSW/QLD border.
Australia is such a unique country. It’s also technically an island! It has every biome from beaches, deserts, rainforests, bushland, jungle, fields and even places that snow more than Canada! Australia is also known for how its plants and animals are very different from other countries because they are isolated and adapt to every environment
Australia is a diverse country, culturally and geographically. I adore living here.
The car fossils are from Kangaroo island. They are a granite pluton that was exhumed and then weathered by the wind to create those shapes.
3:17 is Russell Falls in the island state of Tasmania. In the Mt Field National Park. It's a lovely waterfall with some other great places to visit. We've had snow here at sea level. Last time it happened where I live at, was in 2016 in Tasmania.
It was good but they missed so much out 😊
That was a great video, I could watch stuff like that for hours. Thanks Ryan, you always give me a smile 😅
Should do some more videos from that channel, looks amazing
The “car fossils” are Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Wind eroded granite
Tasmania can have a hot day and then have snow on Mt Wellington near Hobart the very next day.
For the Aussie spirit you need the poetry of A.B. Banjo Paterson. There is a song version by Wallace and Matilda. "The man from Snowy River" or "Clancy of the overflow" are good starts.
There are waterfalls like that in Tasmania too. I've been to the balancing rock as a 2 year old.....now that's a crazy photo!
The waterfall at 3:30 is Russell Falls in Tasmania.
The waterfall which he stated "Was up north"..... Actually....the flora included "fern palms" from the South, probably from Tasmania and probably "Russel Falls" (Google image it). I lived there. Now I live in Cairns (Far North Tropic-Queensland--QLD)...the ferns do not grow here. But so Beautiful in QLD. See "The Daintree" and "Barrier Reef".
Porcupines are "Echidnas". one of the wonders. They lay eggs AND give milk to their young. Only Platypus and Echidnas so this (Monotremes)
Australia is as big as the US, and Queensland is a huge state i live in. Maybe around 2.5x bigger than Texas.
yeah, we have some waterfalls like that in Victoria too
Australia is so beautiful 😍 I’m yet to discover all of it yet and I’ve done a fair amount too!
Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
People seem to forget that we are a whole continent...
I'm Australian and only learned recently that Wombats do square shits, I'm amazed ... One more reason to love them. Imagine if we shat out a different shape every time, like cookie cutter shapes? I guess we'd end up playing with our shit, and making a big mess. OK for the workplace when you're bored but definitely not at home. Yes ... Those waterfalls are lovely
At 2.00 minutes to 2.18 minutes you are looking at a beach. The red is sandstone rock in the sandy beach, the green is the same rock with algae growing on it. The tide is out and the rocks are exposed.
The tall rocks in the ocean are called the Twelve Apostle’s. They are on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. The ocean carves them out of the rocky cliff’s and it seems like when the sea wears one away it is replaced. No one climbs on them.
We have every climate and landscape in the world in one Country. We have more rainforests and ski resorts than people think. Not everyone lives near the coast.
One of the waterfalls is here in Tasmania it's called Russell Falls located in Mt Field National Park and several other Falls as well.
3:35 This waterfall is called Russell Falls it is actually in Tasmania, the most southern state.
I love how positive you are about Australia. We have this odd thing/complex that a non-Australian’s opinion, especially American, is more worthy than our own. I hope if/when you come here you won’t be disappointed. Have you done any videos on cricket?
The wonders down under Ryan 🇦🇺
That waterfall and fern forest, looks like it might be a temperate rainforest like the ones found in the southern parts of Australia.
G'day Mate! That waterfall you wondered where it was and you thought maybe in the far north? Well it is Russell Falls in Tasmania in the Mount Field National Park. They are just over an hour drive from Hobart...Cheers!
We did a 4wheel drive trip through the Australian alps one Xmas and had snow on New years day (mid summer)
hey Ryan if you go canoeing down the Gordon River. you'd be canoeing down a river like it was 250 million years ago.. its the same it has not changed.
That was so magical...An experience Ill never forget cruising down was like going back thru time...The most special and sacred journey Ive ever been on...
Hey Ryan, Some comments below have gone in to greater detail. In an effort to further your knowledge of all things Australia. @4:41 The Echidna and @ 5:08 The Tweleve Apostles, Victoria. Happy to share. Love your channel mate! Happy arvo to you. Best wishes from Melbourne, John
There are forests all along the east coast of Australia. The one you said "wow" to is the Three Sisters in a national park not far from Sydney.
Queensland is the tropical state. My home state. Also known as banana benders.
3.41 is a waterfall in Tasmania, also the huge tree is from there too. You need to check out some videos of the most southerly state
The clips with weird shaped rocks (and they're really big. You can stand beneath them) is Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The Australian Alps get more snow than Switzerland. It also snows in Tasmania and sometimes in South Australia. And... ECHIDNAS not porcupines!
I am from Melbourne l live near the Dandenong Ranges just over an hours drive from the city and they are rainforests , tree ferns , creeks and some waterfalls. We have Wombats Possums Echidnas and masses of different native birds, of course there are snakes lizards and spiders too but you rarely see them. We have Kangaroos around the Cardinia dam erea and a lot of deer that are actually an introduced pest like the Rabbits and Foxes .
I live in Australia and love it here but there nowhere more scenic than my home country New Zealand. It has high mountains, glaciers, fiords and volcanoes.
We have a region called the Snowy Mountains.
*listens and gets into trance... Ryan talks.. *ahh shit! it's Ryan!**
They are very different to a porcupine - porcupines are actually rodents whereas the echidna is an ancient type of marsupial. Additionally, echidna cannot eject their spines, whereas a porcupine can. Echidnas are found all over Australia, including Tasmania.
Not a marsupial. Monotreme
@@Quolnok I guess Google isn’t always correct.
Echidna is a Monotreme.
It's funny how you never think of rainforest and yet it's the first thing I think of
Ty for your content... it's amusing watching you learn about my country, and like some other posters, I do suggest you come see it for yourself. We have so much for you to see, so you might decide to keep coming back lol....
Rolling hills in the deadset could be anywhere from Long Reach to Kalgoorlie, the Flinders Ranges or Gawler Rangers would be close.
No porcupines in Australia. We have echidna (ee-kid-na).
At 3:35, that's not "up north", but waaay down south in Tasmania - Russel Falls.
Squeaky beach is nice
The sand squeaks under your feet
Australia has so many different types of vegetation in Adelaide where I was born is so different from Darwin or Queensland. It's vast and expansive when you fly over you will fall asleep wake hours later and still flying over the desert.
At 3:32 that could have been south in Victoria or Tasmania. We have temperate rainforests that have waterfalls and vegetation like in this scene. They're really beautiful.
No you can’t get down to the apostles I think there were 12 in all but over the years they have corroded. We have Philip Island in Victoria also that at dusk you can see the fairy penguins come to feed their chicks after swimming 15 to 50 kilometres a day
We also have the oldest rain forest in the world, the Daintree in North Queensland. A prehistoric pine that was only discovered late last century somewhere in northern NSW, the place is a guarded secret, so that us humans don’t go in and destroy the place and uproot and take the trees.
Don't let people tell you is all flat desert with no Mountains. My wife & I flew from Canberra to Brisbane on Monday only my second plane flight in 38 years & even though it was cloudy you can see how many mountains & green bush with very few people to be seen . This country is vast.
Youre a sensitive guy Ryan..Just love the slogan on Jaces' wall..."Dream big little one" You change irrevocably when you have a child, and you will learn a lot from each other...Suddenly the world is a different place, and we find meaning in other things....We have a vast, diverse, and beautiful country, and its very easy to take that for granted...I do hope you find that peace, who knows, just maybe that will be in Australia...You and your family would be very welcomed here, Im sure.....
Australia is everything💛
That video should have included captions
In Australia there is a average 1 person per square kilometre over the entire land mass, 90% of us live by the coast
look at Waterfall Way in NSW, you will be surprised. That is my home.
rain forests can be tropical or temperate. it just means a forest with a lot of rain
Those waterfalls and trees could be the Grampians Victoria
Happy arvo Ryan. I love the fact that I can find solitude in Australia's wide open spaces. Bush, Mallee, Desert, tropical rainforest. I'd love to travel the US, but too many people, and too many guns.
I’ve been to the U.S. twice now, loved what I saw Disney land, Grand Canyon , Vegas. I would go back again but next time see other parts of the country
Gday. There are hundreds of beautiful waterfalls all over. My home town has about 5 swimming holes with waterfalls almost that nice on farmland surrounding it. :)
The weird rock are called Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island SA
Tasmania has some of the tallest trees in the world ,only second to the American redwoods. It has the oldest know trees in the world ,known as the Huon pine
We are a country of contrasts. 😊
That was an echidna, we don't have porcupines here in Oz... What a great video...
The second waterfall looks like Tasmania.