Otway Rangers Rain Forest, Victoria, Australia.

Adventure, Australia, Motorbikes, photography, travel, Victoria 1 Minute

The film ‘Force of Nature‘ has recently opened in Australia. Parts of it were shot in the beautiful temperate rain forests of the Otway Ranges.

Hopetoun Falls features in the movie. Its currently approaching summer, so the waterfalls in the ranges are flowing slowly. Some, like Henderson Falls, gently cascade over the cliff face.

Henderson Falls, are near a rocky feature in the ranges named The Canyon. I think I recognised it in the movie.

Its a beautiful walk through the forest to reach the Canyon in a quiet part of eastern end of the ranges.

The western end of the ranges faces the incoming weather and is a thicker forest.  With more Beech trees, ancient Beech trees.

The Otways are a mountain range that abuts the sea. The Southern Ocean, to be precise.

So after a long hike on a hot day, it’s easy to cool off  with a swim in the cool ocean waters.

I camped a couple of nights at Apollo Bay, which sits on the ocean about halfway along the ranges.

It’s a beautiful town, at night as dark slowly descends over the harbour.

Or as the sun rises over the rolling surf.

Eric Bana is the star of ‘Force of Nature’

But you will have to endure having me in the starring role here.

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A lover of travel, nature, and the environment. A sailor and a motorcyclist

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13 thoughts on “Otway Rangers Rain Forest, Victoria, Australia.”

    1. I love the Otways and when I saw the movie it reminded me that I hadnt hiked there for a while and I should return.

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  4. sv-anui.com – We are passionate about sailing, having fun and enjoying life. Wade is our skipper, Chris is the photographer and writer. We live aboard our catamaran Anui, and share our cruising experiences through our photos, articles and journals.
    sv-anui.com says:

    Hi Mick
    Great to see your pictures of the Otway. Interesting to see the vegetation – similar to our nature therapy sessions in the rainforest of SE Queensland!

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    1. Similar indeed but no strangler figs and other vines. It is indeed therapy to spend a day walking in rain forest!!!!

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  5. 100 Country Trek – Hello. Nice to meet you. My journey to cover as much of the world as possible began in Costa Rica in 2003. This is a story in itself, but for now I'll tell the short version . On a hike around Manuel Antonio I started chatting with a fellow hiker from Belgium. He told me he had a trip planned to visit Borneo within a few weeks of his return home. He then went on to say he had been to at least fifty different countries. That was when the travel bug bit me. I haven't stopped going since and the journey has been so incredible . It is here that I will share some of the incredible travel experiences .
    100 Country Trek says:

    Such an amazing image. Anita

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    Mthobisi Magagula says:

    MR. ADVENTURER, YOUR photography deserves an AWARD👏🔥🔥✔

    Another great collection of pictures brother. Man, mother nature is a great scene to just watch and be blown away by it🔥👏

    Just look at these forest and waterfall pictures🔥

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