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Hiking Fiasco
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Stories of successful hikes and epic failures in the Australian outdoors.
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Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Victoria.
Take me to your leader. The savvy reader will notice I've already written about Cape Woolamai on Phillip Island before. Look, I'll even show you where to find... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mount Alexander, Victoria
Langs Lookout, Mount Alexander If you asked me four years ago where Mount Alexander was, I'd have directed you to the road with the same name which runs... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mt Buangor, Beeripmo Walk, Victoria. April 2013.
Mt Buangor lookout. I may have gone nuts in the last post, detailing the hill climbing pain during the first day of the Beeripmo Walk through Mount Cole State... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Beeripmo Walk, Victoria. Richards to Beeripmo Camp. April 2013.
The climb to Raglan Falls I knew I should have kept my mouth shut. Whenever I announce a walk I'm going to do on this infernal blog, something comes up and it... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Great South West Walk, Winter 2012. Final Thoughts.
Bridgewater Bay At last I can put you out of your misery. This is the final post about the Great South West Walk I'll ever write. Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Great South West Walk. Winter Gear List.
Hiking set-up is handy for all sorts of chores. Here I am writing a gear post. Wow, I must be feeling sick?! Remember in my last entry how this was going to be ... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mallee Camp to Portland, Great South West Walk, Victoria. Winter 2012.
Nelson Bay I never thought it would happen, but this is the last post of the eternal write-up for the Great South West Walk which I hiked last June, whilst... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
'When Figures from the Past Stand Tall', April 2013
I'm back! Did you miss me? Since the last torture filled saga of the Cape Liptrap Coastal Walk I've barely touched the blog. That's fair enough, as the last pos... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SPIRITUALITY -
Cape Liptrap Coastal Walk, Victoria. March 2013.
Smuffin reflects on what had happened this day. I'm putting the warning out early. This post will be long and nasty, with the possibility of freestyle... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Venus Bay to Five Mile Track, Cape Liptrap Coastal Walk, March 2013.
Venus Bay I really should start off by apologising for the pathetic pleading in my lost post. Don't worry, the vote begging for the People's Choice Award in... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Best Blogging Competition Amongst Sentinels, Sun and Blood, March 2013.
The Sentinels. It's lucky I'm writing this short post now, rather than at 7.00 pm last night. Right now I'm planning the next hike, but yesterday evening I was... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Trewalla to Mallee Via Cape Nelson Lighthouse, Great South West Walk, Victoria....
There are many inspirational quotes regarding the outdoors, such as: "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
The Springs to Trewalla, Great South West Walk, Victoria. Winter 2012.
Descartes Bay at dawn. Guess what I just heard? Whilst watching an extremely dubious documentary of a place being haunted, I picked up two things of interest. Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Creatures from the Black Rock, Melbourne. March 2013.
I know you're all eagerly awaiting the next instalment of my Great South West Walk saga, but I'm afraid you'll have to wait until I do some blog cleaning. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Clouds, Cameras and a Touch of Featherlite, March 2013.
Okay, I give in. I'm officially giving the Great South West Walk posts a bit of a rest for a few weeks. You might be getting bored reading about that eternal... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Tarragal to the Springs, Great South West Walk, Victoria. Winter 2012.
At the end of my last post I mentioned that I was going to have a break from writing about the eternal Great South West Walk hike from last winter. Guess what?... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Swan Lake to Tarragal, Great South West Walk, Victoria. Winter 2012.
What can I say? This is as good as it gets... I bet you've been waiting for this post, haven't you? All I can say is that this section of the Great South West... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Cumulonimbus Incus, February 2013.
You know what? I sat down this evening to tap out the latest saga of the Great South West Walk hike. The trouble is the next section was the worst of the trip.... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Lake Monibeong to Swan Lake, Great South West Walk, Victoria. Winter 2012.
Sunrise above Lake Monibeong Guess what? Yep, it's time for another post of the Great South West Walk!! Do you like the double exclamation marks that indicate... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK -
White Sands to Lake Monibeong, Great South West Walk, Victoria. Winter 2012
Discovery Bay from Nobles Rocks Do you know what? Just the other day I realised that any links placed in the blog can be set to open in a new tab. Mm... Maybe... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TREK