One reason, I have decided to start a blog is to show off all the beautiful places we visit. Australia has so much to offer, and there will never be more then enough people bragging about it!
So over the weekend we took the 2 hour drive to the Barringtons.
*The Barrington Tops National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter Valley.
*A number of aircraft have crashed in and around the Barrington Tops, Aeroplane Hill being named after one of the crashes.
*The Barrington Tops National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter Valley.
*The park is believed to be an extinct volcano.
*Snow usually falls on the mountain peaks every year and occasionally snows enough to close roads.
*Rainfall can exceed 1,500 mm per year.
*The traditional owners of the area are the indigenous people of Australia, known as Australian Aborigines.
*Some of the rivers flowing through the Barrington range have been classed as wild rivers meaning they are exceptionally pure and unpolluted.
*The highest peak is Brumlow Top which rises to a height of 1,586 metres.
*The altitude, frequent fog & cloud, storms and cold weather (causing icing) make this area potentially hazardous to aircraft.
*Numerous walking trails and camping grounds are scattered throughout the park.
*The park also contains well marked and well-maintained gravel roads as well as specific 4WD tracks into less travelled areas.
*The 76,512-hectare park is situated between Scone, Singleton, Dungog, Gloucester and East Gresford.
*In the lower valleys, you will find World Heritage-listed subtropical rainforests.
*The park is home to more than 40 threatened species, including koalas, tiger quolls, owls and rufous scrub birds but you are more likely to meet old acquaintances such as kookaburras, possums, wallabies and kangaroos.
We came across these adorable little guys on the drive in!
Not sure what the story is with this pole but I am sure it is a good one!
You could easy spend weeks exploring what the Barringtons have to offer.
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