Mt. Coot-Tha

One of the first places James and Jackie took me to here in Brisbane was the lookout on the top of Mount Coot-Tha. It's a little mountain around here that's in the middle of a big system of trails and forest, and is also the home of the broadcasting towers of several (all?) of the major TV stations. On the top of the hill there's a little tourist trap area where you can grab a bite and drink something cold while you look out over the city. The walk up takes you through a nice forest full of a few varieties of gum trees. The view from the top is great - you get a full panorama of the greater Brisbane area, all the way from the ocean out to the mountains to the west.


Me and my supervising professor, Dr. James Vaughan.


Panorama of Brisbane from the top. Click for a bigger image. Downtown is in the center of the image, and St. Lucia is in between the two bits of river visible just to the right