Travel Snapshot | 63
Above: Stunning views across the water and plenty of room to get away from others. Left: Not a bad view from the kitchen window.
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he massive Blowering Reservoir, which is more like a lake, lies between Tumut and Talbingo in the foothills of the NSW Snowy Mountains. Man made for power generation, flood mitigation and irrigation, its shores boast several free campgrounds. On our Trakka Jabiru touring test we spent a night at The Pines campground some 22 km south of Tumut. Operated by NSW National Parks, it’s on the fringes of the Snowy Mountains National Park and is a terrific spot well worth visiting. Situated beside the Snowy Mountains Highway on the sloping, eastern banks of the reservoir,