15th April 2010
My Disgust of the Otways National Park, Victoria
On recent travels back to the Otways I discovered that many of the waterfalls now have manmade structures and do not allow for the viewing pleasure of the falls in all their glory.
The image to the left is of Beauchamp falls, which is the same waterfall as the image in the above flash header.
I always loved the Beauchamp Falls and all the surrounding waterfalls because there was access to walk to the waters edge and to view all the surrounding beauty while looking onto the the falls in all of nature's glory.The manmade metal structures that have been installed in recent years now stop you from continuing down to the waters edge, but instead directs you to a viewing platform, into what looks more like a mud pool in my opinion.
I can understand that Parks Victoria is trying to make the walking tracks safer, but there still needs to be some consideration for the adventurers to be able to enjoy these parks without the ugly manmade metal structures. To be able to access the falls from the fantastic vantage points previously on offer, everyone could have the opportunity to view nature at its best!
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