Tourist hordes are swarming over ancient quarried edges beside a popular Parks Victoria walking track in the Grampians/Gariwerd. Some are sitting beside quarried edges that are surrounded by graffiti. They are seemingly oblivious to the cultural heritage significance of the site. Elsewhere in the National Park, graffiti (including false rock-art) spoils a rock shelter and… Continue reading Bushwalking Bans Looming in the Grampians/Gariwerd
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Healthy Parks – Wealthy People
For many years the various organisations that have run Victorian Parks have had an objective of increasing visitor numbers. The most recent incarnation, Parks Victoria, has gained a new objective – a greater proportion of Parks expenditure is to be raised from users and less is to be provided through government budgets. Are the… Continue reading Healthy Parks – Wealthy People
Falcons Lookout Trail Improvements
Last December Glenn Tempest wrote a blog (Problems with Falcons Lookout and Ironbark Gorge Carpark) commenting on the awful state of the walkers/climbers trail into Falcons Lookout at Werribee Gorge State Park. This trail is one of the most heavily used in Victoria and can see anything up to 60 people use it a day.… Continue reading Falcons Lookout Trail Improvements
Rockclimbs Around Melbourne iPhone App
Open Spaces and iCrag are excited to announce that the popular climbing guidebook, Rockclimbs Around Melbourne by Glenn Tempest, is now available as the iCrag – Melbourne app through the Apple App Store here. This app covers a selection of the best climbs on eight of the most popular crags within one and a half… Continue reading Rockclimbs Around Melbourne iPhone App
Tarilta Creek Gorge Burn. The Unanswered Questions.
A couple of weeks ago Glenn Tempest wrote a blog about the March 2012 DSE burn in Tarilta Creek Gorge. Friends of the Box-Ironbarks Forests (FOBIF) also posted a critical assessment of the DSE burning operations in the Upper Loddon State Forest here. We know that many of you who use our walking guides and… Continue reading Tarilta Creek Gorge Burn. The Unanswered Questions.
Grampians Trail Updates and Planned Burns March 2012
Just in time for the long weekend. A number of the tracks previously closed have now reopened and these are listed below. As well as these updates, there are some future planned burns in the Victoria Range. I don’t have actual dates at this stage but at least you can get an idea of the… Continue reading Grampians Trail Updates and Planned Burns March 2012
Grampians Peaks Trail (Feb 2012 Update)
Just finished chatting with David Roberts, Ranger in Charge of the Grampians National Park. Regular readers may remember the piece we did here on the Grampians Peaks Trail in July 2010. The proposed walking trail was to link Mt Zero in the north to the town of Dunkeld in the south, covering a distance of… Continue reading Grampians Peaks Trail (Feb 2012 Update)
Grampians Walks – So What’s Exactly Open and What’s Not
Keeping up with what’s open and what’s not in the Grampians is handy to know and save’s a long drive, not to mention a disappointment. Below are some links that can help you plan your next trip to the Grampians this month. Central Grampians walks 2012-01-18-Central-Walks-Grampians-National-Park Northern Grampians walks 2012-01-18-Northern-Walks-Grampians-National-Park Southern Grampians walks 2012-01-18-Southern-Walks-Grampians-National-Park Wartook… Continue reading Grampians Walks – So What’s Exactly Open and What’s Not
Wild 127 – In the Footsteps of the Father of National Parks
The new edition of Wild magazine (issue 127) has just arrived on the shelves and features one of Glenn’s images that he took while walking the 24-day John Muir Trail a few months ago. Glenn also wrote a six page article on the walk called In the Footsteps of the Father of National Parks. Wild… Continue reading Wild 127 – In the Footsteps of the Father of National Parks
Melbourne’s Western Gorges On Sale Now
Great news. Our newest title, Melbourne’s Western Gorges, arrived in our warehouse this morning and will be in the shops from tomorrow. Authored by Glenn Tempest, this is the first in a new A5 series of walking guides to regional areas around Victoria. Melbourne’s Western Gorges covers 20 walks in the Brisbane Ranges National Park,… Continue reading Melbourne’s Western Gorges On Sale Now