The Victorian naturalist . 216 Vict. Nat.—Vol. 85 Mt. Richmondlooking acrossto photo: Author. boards and then started to for a camp site we turnedon to a sand road, and a mile or sofurther on we stopped amidst the fineBrown Stringybarks and Messmatesthat are such a feature of this park. The effect of that white road thatled upward from the notice boardswas obviously hypnotic. Most visitorsfollowed what appeared to be theobvious route which had at least twoadvantages. It ended at the summitof Mt. Richmond and it afforded aview of Discovery Bay. Here the pic-nic was
The Victorian naturalist . 216 Vict. Nat.—Vol. 85 Mt. Richmondlooking acrossto photo: Author. boards and then started to for a camp site we turnedon to a sand road, and a mile or sofurther on we stopped amidst the fineBrown Stringybarks and Messmatesthat are such a feature of this park. The effect of that white road thatled upward from the notice boardswas obviously hypnotic. Most visitorsfollowed what appeared to be theobvious route which had at least twoadvantages. It ended at the summitof Mt. Richmond and it afforded aview of Discovery Bay. Here the pic-nic was held and the visitors departedthe way they had come, leaving theleafy side tracks for the our stay at the park less thanhalf a dozen cars moved past us plustwo persons on horseback returningfrom droving cattle. Setting up camp took but a shorttime and that included erecting ourportable deck tennis court. This hadthe double purpose of providing exer-cise and also being a convenientvenue for hanging damp drying paper. A short walk was fruitful of birdsand plants. A flock
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