Tag Archives: Camping

Trading 5 stars for a million star campout.

So many people tell us they are heading to – – – and it will take them 12 hrs to drive there, that’s great for them, for us however we see the 12 hrs as a part of the journey and if a trail along the way beckons us we take it.

Setting goals large and trails long stage 1 – part 2

We’ve done the first part of stage one the Lyrebird falls hiking trail, and now we’re ready to do the Duffers Falls trail, a 7Km trip that will require the kids to have stamina and endurance this is something that most kids under 10 are not used to doing. When you’re taking kids like thisContinueContinue reading “Setting goals large and trails long stage 1 – part 2”

Setting the goals large and the trails long…

With a name like Lyrebird, you would maybe assume that these birds inhabit the area, and if you watch carefully you do get to see them along with the bellbird’s songs and the occasional wedge-tailed eagle soaring overhead.

At the end of the trail is the scenic lookout where you get the views of the beautiful smaller waterfalls that I assume lead from boundary falls.

A trip down the convict trail…

Old, cheerful, big and bold…These are just a few words to start you off. What you see as you come towards this tunnel dug out of the mountain with bare hands many years before my life began. The tunnel at Dalmorton 65km from the Grafton area and 110km from Glen Innes is a wonder thatContinueContinue reading “A trip down the convict trail…”