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Stories of successful hikes and epic failures in the Australian outdoors.
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Canon EF 100 - 400mm Lens: Release the Geek
Everyone needs a little sugar. I was going to write up another walk, but I've lost my mojo for another round of day-hiking. Instead, I'm giving you a... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Old River Waterfall and Bears Head Circuit, Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria.
Lerderderg River How did you like the last two You Yangs posts? I don't know about you, but they were easy for me. Short walks are simple to write up in a... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
East/West Walk, You Yangs, Victoria.
Western view from the You Yangs I must say, I'm happy to be writing this You Yangs post. It's Friday afternoon, work is done, it's still daylight, yet I feel... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Flinders Peak, You Yangs
View from Flinders Peak I initially wasn't going to write this post, as it's not really a hike or a walk. Yeah okay, technically it's a walk, as one foot goes i... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Ah Kow Mine Ruins, Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria. August 2013.
Yep. Lerderderg Gorge in the late afternoon after a day of rain, sun and general lunacy. Here we go with the second part of my Lerderderg Gorge special... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Scenic Rim, Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria. July 2013.
Lerderderg Gorge in the late afternoon. It feels like I haven't posted for a while. Has it been a week? Is a week too long? Who knows, but believe it or not,... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Phantom Falls and the Canyon, Lorne, Victoria. July 2013.
Phantom Falls, Lorne Before starting this saga, I must mention I've had some trouble coming up with a title for this post. Phantom Falls near Lorne was my... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Echo Point Hut to Cynthia Bay, Overland Track, Tasmania. September 2009.
A pensive kookaburra. So, here we are. The final post of my Overland Track hike from four years ago. I'm not sure whether writing this up from scratch was the... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Bert Nichols Hut to Echo Point Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania. September 2009.
I're really getting there now, as this is the second last post of my Overland Track hike from a few years back. Back in the days of JPEG cameras and killer... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Kia Ora Hut to Bert Nichols Hut, Overland Track, Tasmania. September 2009.
Sunset over Du Cane Range I've gone retro again, but don't worry, as I looked through my old photos of this walk and just realised there's only two days to go... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mount Rosea and Sundial Peak, Grampians. July 2013.
Descending Mount Rosea late on a stormy afternoon. It feels like I've been a bit quiet on the blog lately? One good reason is some of my recent walks have left... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
'Wild' Magazine. Issue 136. July 2013
There's something going on in town. I work in the city, walk around the city and eat hot chips in the city. I reckon there's not a lot of asphalt within town I... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2013 TRAVEL -
Overland Track, Pelion Hut to Kia Ora Hut, Tasmania. September 2009.
Pelion Gap Look out, I've gone retro again. I'm actually enjoying dragging out these old photos of the Overland Track tilt from 2009. Read more
Posted on 04 July 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Freaks of the Night. June 2013.
Just another freak You know what? I was going to continue on from my last post about the Overland Track, but I had a slight problem. My computer blew up. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Overland Track, Windermere Hut to Pelion Hut, Tasmania. September 2009.
A wet and foggy Tasmanian day. Do you know what? During the first year of this blog, my trip reporting was quite organised with attention to the sequence of... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Quarantine Station, Monash Light Tower and London Bridge, Point Nepean, Victoria.
Parade Ground, Quarantine Station, Point Nepean I'm sorry to say, but this isn't a walking post. Instead it's a follow up to all of the things I missed on my... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Point Nepan, Victoria.
Staring down a hundred year old tunnel in Fort Nepean Batten down the hatches, as unlike my last few entries this is actually a 'walking' post. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria.
This post has been a long time coming. Do you realise it's taken me three separate trips to capture the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse? Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Windmills of the Night, Balliang, Victoria.
Night photography has its challenges. Here we go again. Following on from the theme in the last post, this will detail stumbling around in the dark trying to... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Taradale Viaduct, Taradale. Victoria.
As I mentioned in my last entry, I've been creeping around at night with the camera and tripod (don't panic, I've kept my pants on) and tinkering with night... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK