A big tree at the Bhubing Palace outside Chiang Mai, Thailand

A big tree at the Bhubing Palace outside Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

Tree trunk roots in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tree trunk roots in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in January 2012

Hanging roots

Hanging fig roots in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia in June 2011

Big tree

Tree by the Murrumbidgee River at Kambah Pools in southern Canberra in April 2010

Mystic mangroves

Elcho Island in the Northern Territory has mangroves in abundance all over the island. These mangroves are on the south-west of the island just past the barge landing. They are mysterious and beautiful, and unlike the mangroves in the cairns and Daintree region, don't stink. Their roots systems are incredible. Naturally this photo was taken as low tide so you can see just how extensive and unusual their root systems actually are. Taken in May 2008.