Marysville Sunset, Victoria, Australia! [1080x1350] [OC]Submitted by steven_sandner t3_10n7prv in EarthPorn
AheadHesitate t1_j67da8v wrote
Never been to Australia, I honestly assume it is mostly beach and drylands.
Very cool to see something that reminds me of home here in New Hampshire!
flexibeast t1_j67g1ar wrote
It's true we have a lot of dry bush, scrubland and desert, but we also have quite a bit of various types of rainforest - cf. this promo.
Marysville is near the Yarra Ranges National Park, which features temperate rainforest, together with stands of Mountain Ash, which typically grow to a height of more than 70m / 230 feet. Here's a photo of some of them alongside a road in the Black Spur area.
TheLesserWeeviI t1_j689hus wrote
As an Aussie, who the fuck downvoted this?
flexibeast t1_j68guwn wrote
As a fellow Aussie, certainly not me.
dragontattman t1_j6alzz5 wrote
Fellow Australian here, to try and shed some light on your query: I believe reddit has many users that we Aussies would refer to as "fucktards".
These people get offended when they see evidence that goes against something that they already had a preconceived idea about.
These people don't want to learn anything. They just want to be content that they are very clever, and can not be proven wrong on anything.
When a fucktard reddit user who believes that all of Australia is a desert with a rock in the middle, and a town with a bridge on the right , sees a comment that proves this is not the case, .....that really stings. Because for a split second before they downvote the comment, they allow the feeling of doubt to slip in. They are forced to ask themselves the question: " if I've been wrong about this, is there a chance that there are other things I could be wrong about?"
But then they downvote the comment, and feel better about themselves.
Just my opinion, and I could be wrong.
StormThestral t1_j67x7mo wrote
We have more types of landscape here than you could imagine and also the second tallest tree in the world after the one in California :) we do have a lot of amazing beaches as well though
PocketSandThroatKick t1_j68cmn5 wrote
What tree?
flexibeast t1_j68g3ip wrote
PocketSandThroatKick t1_j68s381 wrote
Awesome, thank you.
shniken t1_j68eyy9 wrote
Mountain ash, it is actually arguably taller than redwoods. But all the tall specimens have been cut down
flexibeast t1_j68gqsu wrote
Centurion is a mountain ash, but yeah, depending on how you define 'tall', the average height of extant mountain ash in Australia is significantly reduced from what it once was.
Charlatangle t1_j688hw8 wrote
Latitude is the biggest determinant of climate, and Australia spans about 2,250 miles of latitude. Hence, varied climate.
My state alone has more forested land than any US state, but I don't think any of it would remind you of home.
GoonMcnasty t1_j688tpz wrote
I live in Victoria and about a month ago I got stuck in a mall for about 45 minutes because it wouldn't stop pissing it down raining.
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