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• The Usurping of King Fiasco

  

  Self portrait of I, Fiasco Jr. "No man walks the same hike twice, for he is not the same man, and ultimately, 4K would look better anyway." - Heraclitus Guess... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Five Mile Beach, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria.

  

  Miranda Creek at Five Mile Beach In the litany of disastrous hikes undertaken, I'm pretty confident the following has never been uttered before. At first I... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Ted Errey Nature Circuit, Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria.

  

  Fiasco work station. A dubious Mission Control. 'Go retro or get rogered' - Anonymous. It's a saying you don't often hear any more, but it's going to apply for... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Go Camping Magazine, Gunna's Writing Masterclass. It's All Action. February 2013

  

  Go Camping magazine. Issue 88. Raise your hands to the sky and praise the dude with the beard (not Jeff Bridges), as this is a rapid-fire, end of the working... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Kirin J Callinan - St Jeromes Laneway Festival, Melbourne. February 2014

  

  File this post under Hiking Hiatus 101. The dedicated punter will know I haven't been doing much walking lately until I feel I'm ready to let the dodgy neck... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Clearwater Creek, Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria. November 2013

  

  Every walk starts here. Without fail. I must be getting soft. The dedicated masochist reader of this blog will know I've had a flare up of what's called in... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Masons Falls, Kinglake, Victoria. Winter 2013.

  

  'There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.' - Leonard Cohen Where am I now? It's July last year and on a wintry day full of showers and... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Mount Ida and the Dargile Forest, Heathcote, Victoria.

  

  A baking hot day atop Mount Ida So, the first proper walking post for 2014 should be about what? Well, a walk in 2013 of course. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Christodoulos Ioannou 1922 - 2012.

  

  'Melbourne 1949' Welcome to 2014. You're probably asking yourself, who the hell is the bloke above? Well, I'll get to that in a minute, but first I want to... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 OUTDOORS, TREK

• 2013 - The Blogging Caper Continues. A Year in Review.

  

  'This is the way - Step inside' Another year done? I was contemplating an epic overview of the year, but I think I've overstayed my welcome with way too many... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Zeka Spur Track, Alpine National Park, Victoria. November 2013.

  

  Oh no, here we are again. Do I have to relive the last day of my Viking Circuit walk from a few weeks back? Who are you people? Sadists? Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Viking, Alpine National Park, Victoria. November 2013.

  

  The Viking I must admit, I've consulted my psychiatrist before attempting this post and after an extensive session in his western suburbs Stalinist era office,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Crosscut Saw and Mount Speculation, Alpine National Park, Victoria....

  

  Clouds across the Crosscut Saw Okay, here's my first proper post concerning this walk. The Viking Circuit in Victoria's Alpine National Park. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Macalister Springs, Alpine National Park, Victoria. November 2013.

  

  Here we go then. The first entry for my three day walk of the Viking Circuit in Victoria's Alpine National Park. The attentive reader will know I'm not the... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Viking Circuit, Alpine National Park, Victoria. November 2013

  

  Mr Hiking Fiasco driving home after the three day Viking circuit. Suicidal Happy. I must begin this with an apology. I'm sorry you've all had many sleepless... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Currawong Falls, Aireys Inlet, Victoria. October 2013.

  

  I was trawling through my, 'unwritten walks because they hurt my brain to write about' list and this loop walk to Currawong Falls near Aireys Inlet came up.... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Whipstick Loop and Lerderderg Heritage River Walk, Blackwood. Victoria. October...

  

  'The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages' - Virginia Woolf In starting off, I must mention my mental health has picked up lately compared to... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Lower Kalimna Falls, Lorne, Victoria. September 2013.

  

  Lower Kalimna Falls Damn, I think I stuffed up with my gloating photos of the Split Point Lighthouse at Aireys Inlet in my last post. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• Split Point Lighthouse, Aireys Inlet, Victoria.

  

  Split Point Lighthouse After my last post where I had dem ole walkin'/bloggin' blues, the keen reader will notice I'm still alive and haven't put my head in... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK

• East Walk, Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria. September 2013.

  

  Lerderderg River Oh brother, it's that time of the week where I've got to tap out another post. Lately, I must admit I've got 'dem blogging blues'. It's where... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK