The Arboretum, Canberra

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The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby Justin on Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:55 pm

Our hiking group was privileged to have a special guided tour of the Arboretum in Canberra, here is a selection of the photos:

Wide Brown Land
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Through the Himalayan Pines
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Eagle Sculpture
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby Div on Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:30 pm

Wow great shots!

I live in canberra and didn't know that it had come that far!

I'll have to go and explore!
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby Justin on Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:19 pm

I think it is open every 2nd Sunday of the month at the moment - we were lucky as one of the hikers had a friend involved with the project and organised a 'private' tour.

But i'd recommend getting out there it's a lot of fun, especially if you can join a guided tour because a lot of what it is about is the future.
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby bigsarg7 on Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:15 pm

i used to live in canberra and would have loved to have checked this out, Canberra is such a stunning place! A lot of people hate Canberra because of all the roundabouts but, replace them with traffic lights and it would become horrible and harder to navigate around IMO. I love Canberra, the people are great and sights are amazing, I personally like the last of your shots! 8) ----Looks to have been taken not far from the Tuggeranong Parkway around Weston region am I correct??
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby aim54x on Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:57 pm

I didnt know these places existed in Canberra...maybe it is time for another visit that way
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby Murray Foote on Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:48 am

I particularly like the eagle sculpture too. Is that accessible outside arboretum hours?
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby colin_12 on Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:18 pm

Another vote for the eagle. Top shot :cheers: :up:
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Re: The Arboretum, Canberra

Postby zafra52 on Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:31 pm

Yeap! Eagle Sculpture. :up:
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