{"id":3361,"date":"2013-01-23T19:37:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T11:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:39:56","slug":"the-grampians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grampians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After visiting the 12 Apostles, I headed up into the Grampians mountain range, where I camped for the night.  It&#8217;s always pretty amazing to drive up to a mountain range from the flats.   A beautiful area that reminded me of Western Australia&#8217;s Stirling Ranges as I drove up through the surrounding flat wheatbelt countryside.  Oddly, while returning to my 4WD campsite about 20 minutes before sunset, I came across my first wild deer running around when I&#8217;m usually used to just seeing kangaroos!  Must have escaped from a local deer farm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2109\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4072ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4072AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4072AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4072AI.avif\" alt=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2109\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2110\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4070ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4070AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2113\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4064ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4064AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4064AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4064AI.avif\" alt=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2113\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2111\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2111\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4068ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4068AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-2111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2108\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4075ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4075AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4075AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4075AI.avif\" alt=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2108\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2112\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2112\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4067ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4067AI.avif\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-2112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2107\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/_mg_4078ai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4078AI.avif\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grampians National Park, Victoria&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4078AI.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MG_4078AI.avif\" alt=\"Grampians National Park, Victoria\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2107\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grampians National Park, Victoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After visiting the 12 Apostles, I headed up into the Grampians mountain range, where I camped for the night. It&#8217;s always pretty amazing to drive up to a mountain range from the flats. A beautiful area that reminded me of Western Australia&#8217;s Stirling Ranges as I drove up through the surrounding flat wheatbelt countryside. Oddly,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/01\/23\/the-grampians\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Grampians<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia","category-victoria","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3sHuW-Sd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}