A photo from behind their farm house in Barwidgee looking south west. the tree line is over 500m away and was the direction the fireball came from. It moved that fast they only had time to make it to the back porch. The hill is normally covered in trees but it is now bare as most trees were turned to ash.
What is left of the tractor. Note the non existent tyres except for the radial wires.
Looking East from above the farm house. None of the trees in this area have come back to life.
A little up the Mt Stanley Road, about 4km from the Yackandandah Rd turn off. Note the closeness of the trees to the road. There were a few accidents on this road as locals fleed the inferno chasing them down the hill.
If you want to know more or see more pics I can do a subsequent post with maps.
5 comments:
Man, those trees are close!
Do you think the other trees will come back to life eventually or are they beyond that point?
Yep they are pretty close. further up the road where it turns gravel they get even closer. i used to travel up and down that road to an apple orchard on one of my many summer jobs.
oh and regarding the trees. If they have not shot new leaves yet then it is likely that they are gone. In some areas there aren't even dead trees left as they have turned to ash.
Damn glad to see your aunt and uncle weren't hurt and their home wasn't damaged.
Yes, please, more photos and maps.
I used to go there often with my ex hubby years ago (he travelled all over Vic) would love to be able to compare then and now!
Jayne - see the updated post with a map and some more pics.
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