From the Murray River Valley(Mildura) to the Outback! (Broken Hill)



Changing the scenery 100%, after leaving Mildura, 32 km later, I arrived to Wentworth where I had mentioned the two biggest rivers in Australia join and there is a little park with an observation tower to appreciate the difference in color between the water of each river, appropriately is called Junction park and it contains the lock that acting as a small dam regulates the flow of water provided to the irrigation systems and the cities.
The rest is desert similar to the Nullarbor at times not even trees are visible, the Silver highway at the moment is dusty due to the construction of an oil pipe, and after 295 km, I arrived to Broken Hill, a mining and very historic town.
I had lunch and registered myself at the Gateway Motel close to downtown and then visited Silverton, another mining town established in 1881 (at that time my paternal grandfather was studying highschool at Notre Dame University Indiana together with two of his brothers), but now Silverton is a Ghost town and only a tourist attraction, it is eerie, there is a scenic look out called Mundi Mundi about 5 km farther West with extensive desert views.
On the way back to town I visited a small park that contains several rock sculptures provided by artists from around the world, two of them from Mexican authors, the effort is commendable in their inception, but for my liking I was more impressed by the skill of Greg Duncan and his Wall made out of Huon pine wood, located near the Derwent bridge in Tasmania, west of Cradle Mountain.
With sunset coming I returned to my hotel to avoid the risk of encountering kangaroos in my path.Victor

                                         Old building downtown Mildura

                                          History in buildings of Mildura

                                          Murray on the left, Darling on the right at Junction park

                                         Already only one Murray river

                                         At right between the trees the lock to regulate  the Murray

                                          Rivers junction at Wentworth

                                          Diagram of the rivers junction

                                         Artistry with the towels by the management at Gateway Motel

                                          Outside Silverton

                                          You can see forever

                                          Can you appreciate the Earth curvature?

                                          Founded in 1881

                                         Eerie feeling seeing this abandoned buildings, no people

                                          Looks like the inhabitants just left.

                                         Similar structures to the modern ones

                                          The Living desert sculptures, Mexican sculptor

                                                       By Mexican author

                                          Scultor from Tiblisi, Georgia, near the Caspian sea.

                                                        Georgian author

                                          Artist from Damascus, Siria

                                                       Sirian author

                                          Another Georgian artist

Georgian rock