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Ellis Brook Valley
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
Posted in Australia
Tagged Australia, Ellis Brook Valley, hiking, Sixty foot falls, spring, Western Australia
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Pottering about the Porongorups.
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
Posted in Australia
Tagged albany, granite skywalk, hiking, nature, Porongorup National Park, Porongorups, Western Australia
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I Finally Climbed Bluff Knoll
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
Posted in Australia
Tagged Australia, Bluff Knoll, bushland, hiking, mountains, views, Western Australia
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Perth’s Best Day Hike?
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
Posted in Australia
Tagged Bibbulmun track, bushland, hiking, hills, nature, Western Australia
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The Eagle View Trail
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
Posted in Australia
Tagged Australia, bushwalking, eagle view trail, hiking, John Forrest National Park, Western Australia
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The Routeburn Track – day 3
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
Posted in New Zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged bird, birds, Great Walks, hiking, mountains, New Zealand, Routeburn Track, trails, valleys
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The Routeburn Track – day 2
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
Posted in New Zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged Great Walk, hiking, mountains, New Zealand, rainbows, Routeburn Track, travel
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The Routeburn Track – day 1
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
Posted in New Zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged Earland Falls, forest, hiking, mountains, New Zealand, Routeburn Track, travel
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Bells Rapids
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
Posted in Australia, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, avon, avon river, bells rapids, bushwalking, hiking, Perth, trails, Western Australia
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A local walk
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
Posted in Australia, Uncategorized
Tagged Beeliar Regional Park, City of Cockburn, Cockburn, hiking, Lake Mt Brown, Mt Brown, trails, Western Australia, wetlands
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