Yarns from the Bush Telegraph

A collection of poems and yarns from Spring Spur over the past 35 years.

100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago

In 1899 it was 70 odd years since the mountains had been first noticed by Hume and Hovell on their trek from NSW to Port Phillip, 50...

12 Day Ride

12 Day Ride

The ultimate way to enjoy the High Country on horse is to join our 12 day ride. This ride features every thing you would expect to see on...

5 Days in the Mountains

5 Days in the Mountains

For 13 years we have been running our highly regarded 5 day tours of the spectacular Bogong area of Victoria's Alpine National Park.This...

Staff News 1999

Staff News 1999

Staff at Bogong this last summer, 1998-1999, were mostly well known faces, including the faithfull and hard working Wayne, and Clem. They...

The Year 2000

The Year 2000

Our holidays have always been about escape. Getting away from the modern world and the unhealthy fixation with the passing of time. So...

Tourism Award Winners

Tourism Award Winners

Last April with only a week or two to spare Steve and I decided to enter the tourism awards again after all we had been successful in the...

Accommodation package

Accommodation Package

What has in previous years been described as a 5-day ride, will now be a 6-night package. You arrive on the evening before the ride for...

Pack Horse on Mount Bogong

Mountain Legends

Bogong Jack, bush ranger, horse thief and mountain explorer is credited with blazing stock routes across the Alps from Gippsland to the...

Staff News 2000

Staff News 2000

Our youngest son, Clay, and Nerida, who now runs the half-day rides, both went over to the USA this winter to work their summer packhorse...