马头岩上空的银河, 新南威尔士州, 澳大利亚 The Milky Way over Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia (© Philip Thurston/Getty Images)

马头岩上空的银河, 新南威尔士州, 澳大利亚 The Milky Way over Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia (© Philip Thurston/Getty Images)

海岸线附近的“马戏” Horsing around the coastline

马头岩，新南威尔士州，澳大利亚

人们常说：“你可以牵马到水边，却无法强迫它饮水。”当然，马头岩除外。这块岩石屹立于澳大利亚新南威尔士州伯马吉附近的蓝宝石海岸。如今日图片所示，这块古老的岩石宛如大自然亲手雕刻的一匹神话中的骏马，永远在低头畅饮海水。据估计，马头岩已有5亿年历史，其酷似一匹弯颈饮水的马，这正是风蚀与海浪侵蚀共同作用的结果。作为该地区最古老且最具象征意义的地质地标之一，马头岩全年吸引着徒步旅行者、摄影师与自然爱好者前来观赏。最佳观景点位于骆驼岩与穆鲁纳角之间的高地步道，而更富冒险精神的访客则可在退潮时，从骆驼岩冲浪海滩绕行至此。

伯马吉位于悉尼以南约240英里处，坐落于古拉加山（又称单峰骆驼山）脚下。古拉加山是澳大利亚原住民尤因族的圣山，被尊称为“母亲山”。这一地区还拥有众多自然景观，包括骆驼岩、瓦拉加湖、伯马吉蓝池以及含羞草岩国家公园。此外，这里也是野生动物栖息和迁徙的重要区域，探索海岸线时，不妨留心观察正在迁徙的鲸鱼、嬉戏的海豚与翱翔的海鹰。

Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink—unless, of course, you're talking about Horse Head Rock, perched off the Sapphire Coast near Bermagui in New South Wales, Australia. This ancient formation, pictured here, seems as if nature itself has sculpted a mythical creature forever poised to drink from the sea. Estimated to be 500 million years old, the rock's uncanny resemblance to a horse bending its neck is the result of wind and wave erosion. As one of the region's oldest and most iconic landmarks, it attracts hikers, photographers, and nature lovers year-round. The best views are from the elevated track between Camel Rock and Murunna Point, while the more daring can scramble around from Camel Rock Surf Beach, though only safely at low tide.

Bermagui, about 240 miles south of Sydney, sits under Gulaga, also known as Mount Dromedary. Gulaga is a sacred mountain for the Yuin peoples, an Australian Aboriginal group, who call it Mother Mountain. This area is also home to other highlights, like Camel Rock, Wallaga Lake, the Bermagui Blue Pool, or Mimosa Rocks National Park. Wildlife is abundant too—keep an eye out for migrating whales, playful dolphins, and soaring sea eagles as you explore the coastline.