north-north-west wrote:The golden age is from when you can start doing it properly to when you can no longer get out.
north-north-west wrote:The golden age is from when you can start doing it properly
Warin wrote:north-north-west wrote:The golden age is from when you can start doing it properly
Properly? You mean without error.... sorry ..I'm still making mistakes.
north-north-west wrote:The golden age is from when you can start doing it properly to when you can no longer get out.
Son of a Beach wrote:Bushwalking used to feel like going for a stroll in my own back yard. These days it feels like begging the government for permission to join the queue to have a look at their back yard.
Son of a Beach wrote:I think the golden age ended when the boom gate was installed on the Cradle Mountain road. I can see that the gate is necessary, but it's a symbol of how drastically parks are changing.
Bushwalking used to feel like going for a stroll in my own back yard. These days it feels like begging the government for permission to join the queue to have a look at their back yard.
Biggles wrote:The Golden Age of bushwalking was also when we didn't have a proliferation of outdoor equipment shops telling us that a relatively simple pleasure should cost so very, very much. I have met, and continue to meet people, who see these offerings and come to the conclusion that they would "not fit in" unless they are kitted out in $3,000 worth of boots, pants, jumpers, shell jackets...poles, glasses and novelty carabiners!
scroggin wrote:Without wanting to sound like a "back in my day" kind of guy. I feel that most of the 'classic' Victorian areas this century have been burnt by bushfires to a point that the regrowth and dead branchless trees have made it less appealing visually and from a navigational point of view.
davidmorr wrote:You are right. Repeated fires have destroyed some areas to the point where tracks are no longer usable. It has got to the point that you have to wait for the next fire before venturing into some areas so there is less vegetation to battle.
davidmorr wrote:You are right. Repeated fires have destroyed some areas to the point where tracks are no longer usable. It has got to the point that you have to wait for the next fire before venturing into some areas so there is less vegetation to battle.
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