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Stories of successful hikes and epic failures in the Australian outdoors.
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Another Ruin, Another Sunset. Wonthaggi.
A month or so ago, I re-walked a circuit around Wonthaggi. I'd previously completed this stroll a few years back and wrote a post about it. Really, it's a... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Sunset, Flinders Pier
It's easy to take a nice sunset photo when you've cirrus clouds like these swooping overhead. As a kid I spent more time on the beaches surrounding Flinders tha... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Jet Plane Above.
Earlier in this 'photo a day' for the month, I mentioned how I always walk out the back door of my house and look up. Aircraft whizzing overhead are quite... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Perfect Hairpin, Arthurs Seat Road
Okay, a few hundred years ago, this would probably have been a nice sloping hill, but you have to admit one thing. This has to be a perfect hairpin bend. Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
The Night is Just Like the Day. Except You Can't See.
I've got a few problems with night photography. Firstly, during summer with its accompanying daylight saving, the sky doesn't really get dark enough until... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Waterdrops, Kyneton Botanical Gardens
Yesterdays photo showed a leafy Kyneton Botanical Gardens. As a postscript, it makes sense to see one of those leaves lying on the ground. Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Autumn Leaves, Kyneton Botanic Gardens.
Quite a few times over the past year I've pondered a move to Kyneton. There are plenty of incentives. Real estate prices are not horrific, it's only an hour to... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Malmsbury Viaduct, Malmsbury
Ah yes, this is one of those great post ideas which got away. I planned to take pictures of the Malmsbury/Coliban Viaduct in Malmsbury, in a similar style to... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
A Leisurely Rock, Cobaw State Forest
Over the years, I've sat on quite a few rocks (and fallen off a few). This one on top of Cobaw East is right up there with the most comfortable I've stretched... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
A Shard of Ceramic, Steiglitz Historic Park
Steiglitz Historic Park may have been a mining hive of activity 150 years ago, but at times it's hard to see signs of all those people who toiled in the area.... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Princes Pier, Port Melbourne
I've been down to this spot three times now. On each occasion, at last light, I've been elbow to elbow, jockeying for position with other photographers. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Sunset Clouds Above.
When I walk out the back door of my home, I tend to look up and see what's happening above. Sunset clouds like these will always send me sprinting back inside... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Spell Check Please.
'I have become comfortably comfortly numb' I've got one request when I'm dead. If you're going to write a plaque and pay big bucks for it, can you at least do... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Steiglitz Court House, Steiglitz Historic Park
Nothing beats hanging around a ghost town at night. Is the area haunted? My built-in sceptic says there are no such things, but standing in the dark on a track... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Rock Fishing 101
When I see something like this I always have a bit of trepidation. For them, not me, as I was in a safe spot using a zoom lens. Read more
Posted on 01 December 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Open Roads of Anakie, Victoria
Remember the end of the last post? The bit about posting a photo a day for a month? Did you think I was joking? Unfortunately for you, I'm not. Read more
Posted on 30 November 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Merrell Moab Ventilators Mid Boots, November 2014
You've served me well. Sort of. Chinjury. I bet you've never heard that word too often? The Urban Dictionary says it's applies to when you fall over and hit you... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mt Donna Buang, Victoria. October 2014.
Follow the arrow. I must admit, writing this infernal blog has been a struggle lately. Quite a few times I've considered pulling up stumps and walking my... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mount Kooyoora, Victoria. July 2014.
A wintry day atop Mount Kooyoora Look out, I'm back again. Remember the footnote in my last post? How I was going on a five day wander? Well, I did as stated an... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Daylesford Forest, Victoria. May 2014.
Lake Daylesford Oh yeah, sorry about this, but here's another ye olde walk from my inaugural May madness this year. For the punter who's just arrived here, I... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK