Monday, February 20, 2012

McKenzie's Falls (Grampians)

During our stay with the Barbierato's we spend a day at the Grampians.  We try fishing but decide it would be more fun to take a hike and maybe view some of the area's renowned waterfalls and check out some 4WD tracks.

There are several waterfalls on the many watercourses in The Grampians, but by far the most popular is MacKenzie Falls on the MacKenzie River, a short drive from Halls Gap.

Named by explorer Mitchell on the 21st. of July 1836, the MacKenzie River rises in the higher reaches of The Grampians and flows north-westward through Zumsteins towards Mt Zero. The falls can be reached down a well constructed walk from the kiosk in the carpark. Steep in places, it follows the river to the base of the falls offering many opportunities for spectacular photographs.










2 comments:

  1. Indiana-M21/2/12

    Love the photos of you both with the waterfalls behind you - puts their size into perspective. Those tiny little bats you mention in the next place, I imagine keep mosquito populations down - no mosquitoes at Undara because of nearby millions of teeny bats living in the Lava Tubes. And bat poo gives off deadly toxic fumes, not very pleasant!

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  2. RebeccaB23/2/12

    we love our McKenzie Falls :)

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