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Footprints in the Wild Issue 001
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April 2011 Page 1
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Dangar Falls atDorrigo
CONTENTS
Introduction1Site Overhaul1Our Facebook Page2Ebor Falls2Dorrigo National Park3Oxley Wild Rivers N.P.3Oxley Wild Rivers N.P. -Photos4NSW National Parks5My Next Trip5Equipment6NSW Devils
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Hope for aFading Species7Barrington Tops N.P. -Gloucester Tops7Web Site Addresses8Stop Press8Welcome
to the first issue of ‘Footprints in the Wild,’ the officialnewsletter for Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys. The newsletter will keep
visitors of the site up to date with my travels, major updates at the site,environmental news, and much, much more. I am hoping that you, thereader, will find the newsletter of such value that you will return todownload further issues as they become available.The newsletter will be a bi-monthly affair and interested readers andvisitors will be able to subscribe to it, in order to receive the newsletterstraight to your inbox via email. You will also be able to download thelatest issue, as well as archived issues, from the website.If you follow the site via our Facebook page or our Twitter account, youwill be updated via Facebook and/or Twitter when a new issue isavailable for download. If you subscribe to the site Blog you will alsoreceive a notification when the next issue is available for download.
In short, there are plenty of ways to ensure that you don’t miss out on
the next issue of Footprints in the Wild
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so be sure to find a way tosubscribe or to be notified.
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ent visitors to Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys will have noticed changes
occurring across the site. The site is being overhauled to improve visitorinteraction, site content, website design and much more. I will alwaysbe seeking to improve the site; however this is a major site overhaul,which I am hoping to complete over the next month or so. The endresult will be a far improved visitor experience when visiting the site.There is a site Blog now which will keep visitors informed as todevelopments at the site. There is a link to the Blog on the main page of the site, as well as the feed from the Blog. News of happenings at thesite can therefore be followed easily by interested site visitors.Part of the overhaul will be to embed features from various socialnetworks and web applications that will enhance the website. Suchfeatures will probably include photo features from Flickr (via a group),video features from Flickr and perhaps YouTube (via groups), documentfeatures from Scribd (for track notes via embedded widgets), mappingfeatures from Google maps (via widgets) and more.
So there are exciting times ahead for Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys.
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IntroductionSite Overhaul
 
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Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys has a 
page on Facebook.Our page on Facebook allows visitors to the site tostay informed as to developments as they happen via their news feed/notifications on Facebook. It justprovides another way of interacting with visitors to the site and keeping them informed. The Facebook
page allows people to interact with the site via the widget on the site’s main page and to share with other
visitors to the site via Facebook. If you
‘like’ the Facebook page you can share photos, videos, links,
comments and more with me and other visitors to the site. It is just a great way to build a communityaround our shared interests of wilderness, bushwalking, camping, environmental issues, etc. Please feelfree to get involved and share your adventures with the developing community via the Facebook page.One of the features of the Facebook page is the discussions section
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which is a forum/message boardsapplication within the Facebook page. It would be great if visitors shared their adventures in the GreatOutdoors with other site visitors here, share their bushwalking and camping tips, share the latest news on
walks featured at Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys and so on. I’ll try and link to these d
iscussions from the siteitself when relevant information is posted.The page can be found via the link below:
Kevin’s Wilderness Journeys on Facebook
 
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A view of the lower falls section of EborFalls in Guy Fawkes River National Park. Theviewing platform for these falls is also easilyaccessible from the carpark and is just a shortdistance from the viewing platform for the upperfalls. There is also a lookout overlooking thenational park nearby.
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A view of the upper falls section of EborFalls in Guy Fawkes River National Park. Thisnational park is located off Waterfall Way in NewSouth Wales, Australia
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to the west of CoffsHarbour. Ebor Falls are easily reached by car andare easily accessible by all
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being wheelchairaccessible.
 
Our Facebook PageEbor Falls
 
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During my last holiday I was able to visit the Dorrigo National Park, to thewest of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, Australia. Dorrigo can bereached via the Waterfall Way.Any visit to Dorrigo National Park is not complete without a visit toDangar Falls in Dorrigo and the two falls on Waterfall Way (Sherrard andNewell Falls) as you leave Dorrigo towards Coffs Harbour. Pictures of twoof these three falls can be seen at right.Within the park itself there is plenty to do, starting with the RainforestCentre, browsing the small NPWS shop and/or a visit to the cafe. Locatedoutside of the Rainforest Centre is the Skywalk, a dramatic viewingplatform over the rainforest canopy with great views over the nationalpark.There are a number of walks reached via the Rainforest Centre includingthe Lyrebird Link Walking Track, the Satinbird Stroll (which includes theWalk with the Birds boardwalk) and the Wonga Walk which featuresTristania Falls and Crystal Shower Falls.Further walks start from the Never Never Picnic Area. These include theRosewood Creek Track (5.5km loop), Cedar Falls (6.4km return),Casuarina Falls (4.8km return) and the Blackbutt Track (6.4km one way).Very limited camping is allowed in the park.
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 In my last holiday I also visited the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park,which is a somewhat fragmented national park in northern New SouthWales. It is a very rugged and beautiful national park, with many gorgesand waterfalls. The park is easily accessible from either Walcha orArmidale along either the Oxley Highway and/or the Waterfall Way.During my trip I was able to visit several sections of the national park,including Apsley and Tia Falls, Wollomombi and Chandler Falls, andBakers Creek Falls. In the past I have visited these locations and others aswell. It is a fantastic place to visit and explore
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a wilderness area whichis World Heritage listed and protected.If you are interested in camping at Oxley Wild Rivers National Park youhave a large number of options, with only Gara Gorge excepted. I havecamped several times at Apsley Falls and can testify to it being a verycold place to camp during the winter.
It can be difficult to get around all of the park’s main attractions in a
short period due to the fragmented nature of the park and the amountof area covered by it. Several days spent exploring Oxley Wild RiversNational Park is well worth the effort.
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Waterfalls of theDorrigo area from top
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 Dangar Falls, Newell Falls,Tristania Falls and CrystalShower Falls. The latter twofalls are on the Wonga Walk(5.6km circuit) in DorrigoNational Park.
Dorrigo National Park Oxley Wild Rivers N. P.
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Kevin Matthews

Finally got this looking decent on Scribd - for some reason the pictures weren't showing before.

reply04 / 17 / 2011
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