Tag Archives: hiking

Ellis Brook Valley

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Anna

In typical Perth fashion for this time of year I am writing as the rain falls, it’s super cold and my daughter is home from school sick with a cold. Yet the week before it was a balmy 23 degrees, … Continue reading →

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Pottering about the Porongorups.

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Anna

One would think after climbing a 1000 metre mountain in the morning that our hiking for the day would be done, but no! After our morning on magical Bluff Knoll we decided to tackle another hike in the area so … Continue reading →

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I Finally Climbed Bluff Knoll

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Anna

It only took 40 years but I finally managed to get down south from Perth and finally conquer one of the states most iconic landmarks! After two years of no travel, and a very rough start to my year 2022 … Continue reading →

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Perth’s Best Day Hike?

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Anna

It’s quite possibly a big call to make, but the perfect day hike accessible from Perth for me personally would have to be Sullivan Rock to Monadnock Campsite. I have done this numerous times over the years and it never … Continue reading →

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The Eagle View Trail

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Anna

Located half an hour out of the city proper, John Forrest National Park is a perfect chance for city slickers and visiting tourists to get out and sample what the typical bush scenery of Australia’s south west is all about. … Continue reading →

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The Routeburn Track – day 3

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Anna

On our last morning we woke up to dry conditions – the rain had stopped overnight and it promised to be an awesome day! It was also to be the easiest day, with only 9km to the road that would … Continue reading →

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The Routeburn Track – day 2

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Anna

All night I could hear the rain falling on the roof of the hut. The second day was going to be wet! We awoke to a steady fall, at least it was dead still with not a breeze to be … Continue reading →

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The Routeburn Track – day 1

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Anna

So after relaxing for a full day in Queenstown it was time to begin the hike that was the whole point of coming to NZ in the first place! I had decided on the Routeburn Track as it sounded like … Continue reading →

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Bells Rapids

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Anna

Another little gem of a spot that I hadnt been to before, yet had always heard of, was the area known as “Bells Rapids”, located in Brigadoon, northeast of Perth in the Swan region. This spot is famous to the … Continue reading →

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A local walk

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Anna

As the weather cools down it is time for the our little group of hiking girls to get back together and start hiking! After having suffered for a few months with a mosquito borne virus I couldnt handle a long … Continue reading →

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