Random thoughts and observations
My comments yesterday about commonsense and alpine weather proved prophetic today as I walked along the Blue Rag Range near Mount Hotham. The forecast was for a fine day with southerly winds freshening later. We were expecting 29 degrees here and 13 at Mount Hotham. The prospect of a southerly change warned me to expect [...]
Today I completed the aptly named Razorback walk from Mount Hotham to Mount Feathertop. I started at 8.30am and avoided the weekend rush. It was my first time on this track and I was a little apprehensive. All the guide books say to allow four hours each way for the 22km return journey and hikers [...]
Yesterday I walked up the Goldies Spur track from the Buckland River bridge to a point near Green Hill in the Mount Buffalo National Park. It was a hard walk and very steep, climbing from 400 metres to 1100 metres. I had a good view of the South Face on Mount Buffalo heading up. Waterfalls [...]
Holidays are an indulgence from the perspective of both time and money, but they’re important family occasions. I still remember the occasional long trips we made when I was small and I’m sure it’s the same for our kids today. This was a relatively small trip in terms of duration and distance, but a very [...]
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