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Stories of successful hikes and epic failures in the Australian outdoors.
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Day 4. Moleside Camp to Battersbys, Great South West Walk, Victoria.
Glenelg River Here we go again with another stage of my ill-fated first attempt at the Great South West Walk with hiking sidekick 'Smuffin'. Read more
Posted on 03 September 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Day 3. Fitzroy Camp to Moleside Camp, Great South West Walk, Victoria
Crossing a dry Fitzroy River Can we just get this post over with as quickly and painlessly as possible? This is the third day of the first tilt at the Great... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Day Two. Cut Out Camp to Fitzroy Camp, Great South West Walk, Victoria.
Cobboboonee Forest I guess I've neglected writing up the definitive fiasco account of the 250 km Great South West Walk, haven't I? There's been a few reasons... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mt Langi Ghiran, Langi Ghiran State Park, Victoria. Winter 2012
Target for the day. Mount Langi Ghiran looms ahead... Well, this is quite a speedy post seeing how I only visited the Langi Ghiran State Park last weekend. Read more
Posted on 14 August 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Three Creeks Walk, Steiglitz Historic Park, Victoria
Well, I'm sorry to say, but as I did this walk back in May, this post is now a little retro. It's been well and truly on the back-burner for a couple of reasons. Read more
Posted on 05 August 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Briggs Bluff, Grampians, Victoria. Winter 2012
Briggs Bluff under cloud Now, where was I? Oh yeah, that's right, I was having a miserable time! Just to bring you up to date, my last post detailed a sodden... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mount Difficult, Grampians, Victoria. Winter 2012
I haven't written many posts lately have I? There's a reason though and it's due to the ultimate, outdoor blogging dilemma. Do you know what that is? Read more
Posted on 21 July 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
What Was I Thinking?
The Hammer Now, you're probably looking at the photo above and wondering what's going on? Well, let this be the start of some shorter posts with a theme that... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Overland Track, Waterfall Valley to Windermere Hut, Tasmania. 2009.
The descent to Lake Windermere You may read the heading of this post and wonder why I've returned to 2009 when I've got plenty of recent stories to write about. Read more
Posted on 08 July 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Great South West Walk, Victoria. Tilt No.2: An Overview.
Glenelg River Well, I'm back in Melbourne after a second attempt at the 250 km Great South West Walk in the west of Victoria. Just with the photos alone, I've... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Day One. Cubbys Camp to Cut-Out Camp, Great South West Walk, Victoria.
"There are two certainties which make one's life richer. Suffering and underpants, although not necessarily in that order." - Julius Caesar. Read more
Posted on 08 June 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Great South West Walk, Victoria. Tilt No.1
Glenelg River Well, I haven't posted for a while have I? Believe it or not, but I've actually been walking and frankly it's interrupting the blogging. Read more
Posted on 03 June 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Overland Track 2009. Kitchen Hut to Waterfall Valley Via Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain and Benson Peak Okay, here we go with another retro post from my hike on the Overland Track in 2009. This entry might be the last regarding... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Overland Track 2009: Ronny Creek to Kitchen Hut
Dove Lake from Marions Lookout Anyone who knows the Cradle Mountain area will look at the title of this post and say, "Did he only walk that far in a day? Read more
Posted on 14 May 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Overland Track 2009: Retro is In.
Cradle Mountain Times are tough when one has to drag out a walk from three years ago. I do have some dubious reasons for doing so, which I'll explain for the... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Bulla Bridge: Then and Now
Bulla Bridge over Deep Creek Well, this is a post about a bridge. How exciting is that? I do like to live on the edge a little, but there's a valid reason for... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Seven Super Shots: Let the Pain Begin
Black Swan, Albert Park Lake Right. Where have I been? Well, I've been pretty run down for the last few weeks with some sort of bug. I told my doctor it was... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Buff to Bust: A Story of Headwear
"Don't part with your buffs. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" - Mark Twain What's going in the photo above? Read more
Posted on 15 April 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Mount Dandenong Circuit Walk. Dandenong Ranges National Park
RJ Hamer Arboretum, Dandenong Ranges National Park I guess it's time for a day hike? The walk in this post is one I've wanted to do for the past few months. Read more
Posted on 09 April 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK -
Blog Makeover 101, April 2012
Computers will kill you. This post is definitely going to be a ramble, so don't say I didn't warn you. Well, unless you haven't been here before or if you have... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2012 OUTDOORS, TREK