Simon first came to Carnarvon Gorge in 1977 on a primary school trip. At that time, you could still camp in the Gorge itself and he recalls setting up camp somewhere near Ward's Canyon for a night. The Gorge has had a profound effect on Simon's life, and eventually he moved here and built Australian Nature Guides from the ground up. Twenty years down the track and you can still easily see the deep connection he has with this amazing landscape. #simonling #australiannatureguid

Australian Nature Guides co-owner, Simon Ling, is also a student at the University of Georgia in the southern U.S.A. Every August he wanders off to the hallowed halls of one of the States' oldest public higher education institutions to "get hisself some learnin". Simon is working towards a PhD in Natural Resources, Recreation, and Tourism from the Warnell School of Forestry (at left). Specifically, he is looking at learning outcomes in study abroad programs. Warnell have been