I was just perusing the latest copy of Great Walks magazine over lunch. Sipping my coffee I almost spat it all over the waitress, and no the coffee wasn't that bad. No, what I got so annoyed about was that the WA Parks people are allowing a private company to fly day walkers into Piccaninny Gorge up at Purnululu National Park. This walk was a spot that you could avoid the crowds and head into the heart of the range for 3 or 4 days, and normally you would only be sharing with the local wildlife or maybe a couple of dedicated walkers who had put the effort in to get there, according to the article the company is now flying day tourists to within easy reach of 'The Fingers' which use to be a days walk in and out from the trail head.
Now I've heard of creeping commercialisation of our national parks (South Coast Track and Falls Creek to Mt Hotham spring to mind), but this seems to cut the 'walking' bit out all together! No need for huts and infrastructure if you just fly everybody in....for *&^%$# sake.
Anyway, I'm sorry if this is a little too political for the forum but if this article is accurate then this is disappointing development as far as I'm concerned.