{"id":1013,"date":"2011-08-23T10:35:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T00:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2012-02-02T19:58:33","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T08:58:33","slug":"rainbow-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/rainbow-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"RAINBOW FALLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-shells-bottle.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1014\" title=\"rainbow-falls-shells-bottle\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-shells-bottle.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Shells on a bottle on the beach near Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-patterns-in-the-sand-2.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1021\" title=\"rainbow-falls-patterns-in-the-sand\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-patterns-in-the-sand-2.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"Patterns in the sand on the beach near Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-patterns-in-the-sand-2.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-patterns-in-the-sand-2.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-brids-waves-beach.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1023\" title=\"rainbow-falls-brids-waves-beach\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-brids-waves-beach.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Waves crashing on the beach near Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_20110119_174532.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1020\" title=\"IMG_20110119_174532\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_20110119_174532.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"Orange rocks on the beach near Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_20110119_174532.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_20110119_174532.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-purple-orange-lichen.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1025\" title=\"rainbow-falls-purple-orange-lichen\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-purple-orange-lichen.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Purple and orange moss at the base of Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-bare-feet-rocks.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026\" title=\"rainbow-falls-bare-feet-rocks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-bare-feet-rocks.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Bare feet walking on rocks at Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-drinking.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1027\" title=\"rainbow-falls-water-drops-falling\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-water-drops-falling.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Water drops falling off the Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-drinking.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1029\" title=\"rainbow-falls-drinking\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-drinking.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Dylan drinking water from the Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-collecting-water.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1028\" title=\"rainbow-falls-collecting-water\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-collecting-water.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Dylan collecting water at Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-eaten.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1031\" title=\"rainbow-falls-eaten\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-eaten.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Dylan being eaten by the Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-cave-investigators-2.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1032\" title=\"rainbow-falls-cave-investigators\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-cave-investigators-2.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"Dylan and Gracie the border collie investigate the caves at Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-cave-investigators-2.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-cave-investigators-2.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-scrub-rocks.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1033\" title=\"rainbow-falls-scrub-rocks\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-scrub-rocks.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The landscape around the Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-water-collection.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1034\" title=\"rainbow-falls-water-collection\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-water-collection.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Dylan collecting water in his water bottle from the Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-koala-watchers-2.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1035\" title=\"rainbow-falls-koala-watchers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-koala-watchers-2.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"Dylan and Gracie the border collie spotting koalas\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-koala-watchers-2.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-koala-watchers-2.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-koala.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1036\" title=\"rainbow-falls-koala\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-koala.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Koala in a gum tree near Rainbow Falls, Australia\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-homeward.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1013]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037\" title=\"rainbow-falls-homeward\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-homeward.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Dylan homeward bound\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_20110119_190746-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-falls-patterns-in-the-sand.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>The Rainbow Falls on the southern coast is one of those magical far away places where you don&#8217;t see a soul. Close your eyes and you can imagine you are the first people to have discovered this place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is a long winding walk and Dylan and I forgot to take the water so when we reached the falls it was like finding an oasis in the desert. The water fresh and delicious. I wonder how many places like this are left in Victoria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rainbow Falls on the southern coast is one of those magical far away places where you don&#8217;t see a soul. Close your eyes and you can imagine you are the first people to have discovered this place. It is a long winding walk and Dylan and I forgot to take the water so when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[231,90,77,87,33,89],"class_list":["post-1013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-australian-native-animals-birds","tag-beach","tag-day-trips","tag-gracie-the-border-collie","tag-otways","tag-weekend-away"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4l1F7-gl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions\/1868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}