PUTTY RD EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING

[PLYNX]

Went for an early morning drive up the Putty Rd early on Saturday morning to check out the conditions.

A slight rain was falling and the road varied from dry to wet with everything in between.

Going across and past the Colo Heights section the devastation was very confronting.

Its very well to see news reports and be concerned and slightly detached but when you see it in person its another thing entirely.

You can see the sections hardest hit where the very tops of the trees, where the intensity of the fire, has reached.

I stopped at one of the lookouts and if you want to see what an apocalyptic landscape looks like that surely must be it.

Further along there is some new re-growth where the fires must of went through late last year.

Kangaroos on the roadside ( and nearly collected some ) trying to get feed on the new grasses sprouting.

Again a very confronting day and problems processing the images in my head.

I think us suburbanites (and I live at the foot of the Blue Mountains) take a lot for granted in our safety.

I recommend you go see. Its very sobering 

Edited January 20, 2020 by PLYNX

[niZmO_Man]

I was at the rally school in early November (Colo Heights). Quite scary to think of the bush fires. No real way of escaping apart from leaving the area early.

[PLYNX]

Went again early Saturday morning to check it out !

A very interesting drive with rain, fog, sunshine, aquaplaning, a mental P plater, kangaroos, a bloody great Angus bull ( with attitude ) in the middle of the road, just after the Grey Gums cafe and finally the second windy section of road is under road works with a 60km/h speed limit with cops (3) patrolling it as well ! . . . . . . not a bad drive actually ! Bahahahah !

[The Bogan]

I've just come back from down Bega way, there were cows bloody everywhere, either the fires knocking out fences, or farmers cutting the fences so the cows didn't melt.

Not just remote farms, Hwy ways, main roads, those beasts were everywhere, well the ones that actually made it out anyway.

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