Sky High Mt. Dandenong

Steve and Geena and I went to the top of Mt. Dandenong for our first outing. Although it was a cold and grey day, we had fun finding our way through the hedge-maze and then looking around at the gardens, sculptures and beautiful vistas.

The Australiana Tree

"….. was designed and sculptured by renowned artist Leigh (Roy) Conkie over 3 weeks in April & May 2006. When SkyHigh was redeveloped in 2004 the stump of this Eucalyptus Obliqua (Messmate) was approximately 8 metres high. The top 3 metres were lopped and used for the nearby seat and the balance was left to create this superb masterpiece!"

Percy Possum’s House

The English Garden

Geena in the Maze with Froggie

Geena in the Maze at the "Short Cut Door" (actually a painting!!)

Yours Truly and Geena in the GIANT'S CHAIR!

"Less than 1 hour from the Melbourne CBD you can be SkyHigh – on the uppermost reach of the Dandenong Ranges, amid cool fern glades and lush towering native forest, looking at the big picture, from the Mornington Peninsula across the majestic sweep of Port Phillip Bay, surrounded by Melbourne’s growing urban fringes, to the You Yangs on the southern horizon. After sunset the southern sky, brilliant in the clear mountain night, is imitated by a spectacular carpet of city lights."