The Story

Our story begins nearly 30 years ago with a boy, a horse and a few lost sheep. Jason McDonald was in his early teens and helping his father to track down wandering wethers on the family property near Hargraves, 60 kilometres from Mudgee. His search took him and his horse over a neighbour’s fence and into remote bushland.

“I jumped a fallen-down boundary fence, rode through rugged bush and was suddenly in a clearing with amazing views,” he remembers. “It made a lasting impression on me.”

So lasting, in fact, that, decades later, Jason convinced his neighbours to part with the hilltop land, with its spectacular views overlooking the Macquarie River, and began building a cabin campsite. One man’s escape into the country he loves. Now, Jason is sharing his dream.

Now, you get to be part of the story.