点评:Absolutely stunning place to visit, particularly at sunrise or sunset (but at those times, be particularly careful on the roads). The lilies are particularly amazing in May and particularly after a good wet season. Lily Lagoon is fed by the Thomson River.
This place is easy to reach from Longreach, but not shown on Google Maps. I was driving an SUV, but it would have been readily accessible in an ordinary car provided that it has not been recently raining. Here are my directions: Head out of Longreach on the Winton Road, turn right at the Cramsie-Muttaburra Road (which also has a sign for Starlight's Lookout) and continue past the saleyards and the railway line. After 5 minutes, turn right again onto a well-formed gravel road with signage to Starlight's Lookout. About 5 minutes along this road, there is a rather faded brown sign on the right for Lily Lagoon and you turn right again here onto a rough track. Only a few minutes along this rough track, you reach Lily Lagoon and there are multiple side tracks along the lagoon. In my opinion, the prettiest part is along the track to the left.
Apart from the lagoon itself, I also enjoyed finding birds, more along the Starlight's Lookout Road, rather than right at the lagoon.
The first time we visited, we were the only people there. The second time, we saw two people go past in kayaks. Very quiet. The lagoon had perfect mirror reflections.
翻译:这里景色美得令人窒息,尤其是在日出或日落时分(但那时路上要格外小心)。五月的百合花尤其迷人,尤其是在雨季过后。百合湖由汤姆森河注入。
从朗里奇 (Longreach) 前往这里很方便,但谷歌地图上没有显示。我当时开的是SUV,但如果最近没有下雨,普通轿车也能轻松到达。以下是我的路线:从朗里奇出发,沿温顿路 (Winton Road) 行驶,在克拉姆西-穆塔布拉路 (Cramsie-Muttaburra Road) 右转(这条路也有星光瞭望台 (Starlight's Lookout) 的路标),继续行驶,经过牲畜交易市场和铁路线。5分钟后,再次右转,进入一条路况良好的碎石路,路标指向星光瞭望台。沿着这条路行驶大约5分钟,右侧会看到一个略显褪色的棕色路标,上面写着百合湖,再次右转,进入一条崎岖的小路。沿着这条崎岖的小路走几分钟,就能到达百合泻湖,泻湖周围有很多岔路。我觉得左边那条路风景最美。
除了泻湖本身,我还很喜欢观鸟,尤其是在星光瞭望台路沿线,而不是泻湖边。
我们第一次来的时候,只有我们两个人。第二次来的时候,看到两个人划着皮划艇经过。非常安静。泻湖的倒影完美无瑕。