Dominic has kindly lent me his book on National Parks of Australia and I don't want to forget some of these parks. This blog entry is basically just to remind me to go and visit them all!
Apparently there are 57 national parks in New South Wales from "the arid moonscapes of outback Willandra Lakes, to the subtropical rainforests of the north-east and the icy peaks of Kosciuszko ..." The first place that I haven't yet been to is the World Heritage-listed Barrington Tops national park which is only about 300km north of Sydney. Apparently this park is "a wonderland of wild rivers, thundering cascades and pristine, undisturbed bush". Sounds good! It also has some smelly, stagnant bogs.
Then there's the Border ranges. Wow!! Unfortunately these are about 880km north of Sydney, but these are "World Heritage-listed rainforest clinging to the edges of an ancient volcano, waterfalls spilling into crystal-clear waterways ...". There are lots of frogs. The book seems to imply that there are 2000 year old Antarctic beech trees. I'd better research that a bit more!
316km South of Sydney is "Deua ... a wilderness of densely clad mountains, limestone caves, deep valleys ... a wild and beautiful place". There are apparently vast caverns to see.
Myall lakes. I really want to go here. Maybe I'll take a trip after getting back from China. These lakes are only 230km north of Sydney. Apparently you can see whales, fur-seals, kangaroos, parrots whilst going canoeing or bush walking.
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Kangaroo island is great for wildlife, too. Convinced we'd have seen a platypus if we'd stayed just a bit longer.
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