Famed for its mirror image sunsets, we visited Lake Tyrrell – Direl in summer and found that even without water, this large, ancient salt lake has plenty to offer.
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Week 51 – Big connection, Big rains and Big Water
Come for a walk along the Wimmera river upstream from Horsham and see how Big the water holes are!
Week 49 – Desert Island wanders
There is more to Mt Arapiles – Dyurrite than rock climbing. Come on a walk up and down the rock with a kangaroo, butterflies, amazing views and a rainbow of wildflowers.
Week 48 Blazing trails on Barringgi Gadjin’s banks
The Bridge to Bridge walk in Horsham takes you from the Showgrounds in the middle of town, through houses, on a country track and over the bridge at Riverside. Then it is a lovely winding trail through trees and flowers on the other side of the bank, as you return to your starting point.
Week 47 – Mitre had a nice walk today
Standing atop Dyurrite (Mt Arapiles) we see Mitre Lake looms large on the landscape but many never walk its shores. Today we will with the salt, the sand and in the tracks of bikes and kangaroos.
Week 45 – Jackie’s legacy is well worth its salt
There are many unanswered questions about this little salt lake but some thing are clear. It’s a short, interesting walk sprinkled with salt, history, mysterious sticks, centipedes, wildlife, plants and big heaps of space. Go for it!
Week 44 – This dynamic duo is sweet and gorgeous
Today’s walks are sweet and gorgeous, northern Gariwerd’s dynamic duo – Golton Gorge and Beehive falls.
Week 43 – 500 million reasons to visit these rocks
Come with us to Baileys Rocks – the enduring granite boulders who have survived all that the world decided to throw at them over about 500 million years and a modern-day a plan to blow them up! Interested? Well read on!
Week 41 – A real Wyn Wyn situation
Lake Wyn Wyn is a peaceful haven. Quiet, empty, still and vast. It also have a few stories to tell. Read on and find out more.
Week 40 – Open door and open space at Ratzcatle
Ratzcastle Lake Reserve is an unexpected and noble treasure, perched in sandy scrub 10km south of Goroke.