Country Scene - Ophir Road by Marilyn Harris
Country Scene – Ophir Road
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Ophir – The site of Australia’s first significant gold discovery
Ophir (pronounced ‘o-fa’ as in sofa) is an uninhabited recreation reserve with picnic and camping facilities at the confluence of Summer Hill Creek and Lewis Ponds Creek, a tributary of the Macquarie River. It is located in a gorge, 29 km north-east of Orange and 273 km north-west of Sydney. It is here that Australia’s first payable gold was located in April 1851.
Ophir Road, near Bathurst, Central New South Wales, Australia.
Comments
Lovely rural vista1
Wow, this is so beautiful, I love the lighting in this shot!!!!
Wow! She is on a roll, folks! Rolling hills, that is!
Gorgeous! Wow! Oh, I’m sorry..I already said that….
How about,… Zoinks!!?
May I move there? It looks so peaceful. Great landscape, blossom.
lovely depth in this pic, it draws you all the way in, well done :) k
Beautiful tranquil picture and lovely lighting.
what a beautiful peacefilled image
beautiful!
Very beautiful country scene!!!!!!!!!
So beautiful – the colours and lighting are perfect. I must go back to Ophir, its such a peaceful place … and so historic too!!