Monday, August 29, 2005
Charlie Moreland campsite
It sounds a whole lotta fun, but we need to make the most of the rugby off-season
So back to last weekend: Loads of people rave about 'Charlie Moreland' campsite, in Kenilworth State Forest, so maybe we shouldn't have been surprised that it was as busy as it was. At times it was like staying at a tourist site on the coast with the noise and other people having fun.
That is not allowed of course. You are supposed to be able to go to these places and enjoy the peace and quiet of the bush and make all the noise you want when you want and not be disturbed by other people.
Charlie Moreland (don't know who he was) lies about 6km along a dirt track in Kenilworth State Forest (Conondale Range), about 130km north west of Brisbane. As a State Forest it is 'mixed-use' and so not pristine habitat. But still, the scenery was nice enough. The kids (four of them - we went with another couple) whiled away their time in the nearby creek.
There is plenty of wildlife too. Though not seeking sanctuary in the bush. Most of it skulks around the campsite, looking for the scraps of food discarded by campers.
Some of the wildlife gets pretty bullish too. Possums, bandicoots, laced monitors ('goannas'), scrub turkeys and plenty of kookaburras all lie in wait for that uncovered morsel or dropped crumb.
Though all this food draws the wildlife out of the forest, it is further evidence that a 'low-impact' tourist activity like camping has implications for local ecology.
However, a highlight was finding a carpet python. Though these things commonly inhabit suburbia, it is surprising how rarely you see them, particularly in light of the places we go: scrambling through rainforest and up creek beds etc.
And this fella was pretty big too (5 foot). After being nearly run over by two cars and then being surrounded by 8 gawping humans, it decided against crossing the track, and rather than leave it to the mercy of a blind corner, we coaxed off the road.
On the way home we tried to detour up into the nearby Conondale National Park, but after casing out the second creek crossing I bottled it. I didn't want to get the car stuck and spent Sunday afternoon waiting for someone to tow us out.
Now I must get one of those SUVs...
Post some pics soon.
Charlie Moreland campsite
Posted by Living with Matilda at 8:49 AM
It sounds a whole lotta fun, but we need to make the most of the rugby off-season
So back to last weekend: Loads of people rave about 'Charlie Moreland' campsite
That is not allowed of course. You are supposed to be able to go to these places and enjoy the peace and quiet of the bush and make all the noise you want when you want and not be disturbed by other people.
Charlie Moreland (don't know who he was) lies about 6km along a dirt track in Kenilworth State Forest (Conondale Range), about 130km north west of Brisbane. As a State Forest it is 'mixed-use' and so not pristine habitat. But still, the scenery was nice enough. The kids (four of them - we went with another couple) whiled away their time in the nearby creek.
There is plenty of wildlife too. Though not seeking sanctuary in the bush. Most of it skulks around the campsite, looking for the scraps of food discarded by campers.
Some of the wildlife gets pretty bullish too. Possums, bandicoots, laced monitors ('goannas'), scrub turkeys and plenty of kookaburras all lie in wait for that uncovered morsel or dropped crumb.
Though all this food draws the wildlife out of the forest, it is further evidence that a 'low-impact' tourist activity like camping has implications for local ecology.
However, a highlight was finding a carpet python. Though these things commonly inhabit suburbia, it is surprising how rarely you see them, particularly in light of the places we go: scrambling through rainforest and up creek beds etc.
And this fella was pretty big too (5 foot). After being nearly run over by two cars and then being surrounded by 8 gawping humans, it decided against crossing the track, and rather than leave it to the mercy of a blind corner, we coaxed off the road.
On the way home we tried to detour up into the nearby Conondale National Park, but after casing out the second creek crossing I bottled it. I didn't want to get the car stuck and spent Sunday afternoon waiting for someone to tow us out.
Now I must get one of those SUVs...
Post some pics soon.
Posted by Living with Matilda at 8:49 AM
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