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Friday, July 15, 2011

Alpine National Park. Victoria. Australia

Alpine National Park is Victoria's biggest park and one of Australia's finest.
Alpine National Park has rugged mountains, remote snowfields, beautiful  rivers, open plains and deep gorges which open out to reveal green valleys.
The alpine region is ever-changing: snow covers the upper reaches for most of winter, while summer brings heat to both the lower reaches and the mountain tops.  The weather can change from extreme heat to freezing temperatures very quickly.  Snow is not uncommon during the summer months.
The Crimson Rosella is found in and around the tall trees in the eucalypt forests and woodlands of the park.
Other bird life that visit the park include the noisy gang-gang cockatoo, rosellas and long-beaked wattelbirds.
The park extends across the Great Dividing Range from Mansfield through to the border with New South Wales.
Best time to visit the park is all year round. 
Skiing in the winter, swimming, walking, 4WD, cycling, horse  riding, canoeing, nature study, photography, and historical interests.
Visitors to the park can access to the beautiful Bindaree Falls from Mount Stirling Circuit Road which winds through sub-alpine and alpine forests.
Hiking at Falls Creek on many of the accessible walking tracks when the snow melts is very popular with campers and visitors.
There are approximately 7 to 8 camp sites  throughout the park.
On Cowombat Flat one of the popular walks there is  a wreckage of a DC-3 aircraft that crashed in 1954.
I have only given you a very short description of this beautiful park.
Alpine National Park covers about 646.00 ha.

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