June 13 2021 Days km: 18.9kmTotal km: 82.4kmI went to bed way too early last night and my hips felt pretty sore this morning. After 12 hours on my sleeping mat I just start aching and can't get comfortable. I got going before the scouts got started on breakfast, but it was still not as … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 4: Mt. Dale to Canning
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Bibbulmun Track day 3: Waalegh campsite to Mt. Dale campsite
June 12 2021 Days km: 20.3Total km: 63.5 I had the shelter to myself last night and slept very well. Enjoying the sunrise, I called home during breakfast and caught up with the family, which was a treat, then packed up and got going. Within 30 minutes I came across quite a few hikers heading … Continue reading Bibbulmun Track day 3: Waalegh campsite to Mt. Dale campsite
Bibbulmun track day 2: Mundaring Weir Hotel to Waalegh shelter
June 11 2021 Days km: 21.4Total km: 37.6 I felt pretty great this morning, much to my surprise. I got going before 8 and hit the Perth Hills Discovery Centre pretty quickly. It wasn't that impressive, I was glad I stayed at the hotel to be honest. After an hour or so I reached my … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 2: Mundaring Weir Hotel to Waalegh shelter
Bibbulmun track day 1: Kalamunda to Mundaring Weir Hotel
June 10 2021 Days km: 16.2Total km: 16.2 Kalamunda has a nice, wee British town vibe going for it, this was reinforced by the weather. It was absolutely pissing down. During breakfast the owner of the BnB I was staying at kept remarking how it was "definitely not hiking weather", and "the weather would be … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 1: Kalamunda to Mundaring Weir Hotel
The Bibb day zero
I haven't written about this trip yet as I was honestly afraid I was going to jinx it. My last two major hiking trips for 2019 and 2020 were cancelled at the last minute and with Covid kicking off in Melbourne again...Put it this way, I was expecting Western Australia to close the border before … Continue reading The Bibb day zero
The Bogey heart
This hill was killing me. Sweat drenched my shirt, dripping into my eyes. My breath came in short painful gasps, and my stomach felt like I was in the middle of an epic sprint. I was about to be sick and had to stop. For the third time. On my short walk home from the … Continue reading The Bogey heart
The Bogey Track or Why is this “Easy” Trail Kicking my Butt?
In football (soccer for people who are wrong) we have this sporting term for a team that you always struggle against. The bogey team. Regardless of how well your team is playing when they play their bogey team all bets are off and there is a very good chance they are going to lose. Now … Continue reading The Bogey Track or Why is this “Easy” Trail Kicking my Butt?
Why do I like hiking again?
So it had been an interesting day. Frigid winds had frozen my gloveless hands, I got the worst wind burn I have ever experienced, and someone walked in on me whilst I was in the privy…but I got over Blood Mountain, and the weather had cleared for a spell to let me take in the … Continue reading Why do I like hiking again?
The Bucket
I am going back to the A.T. this year for another L.A.S.H (Long Ass Section Hike), which has got me reflecting some. What can I learn from my failed thru-hike attempt last year? So yeah, my thru-hike last year petered out at just over 200 miles. Why for? Well, the biggest mistake I made, as … Continue reading The Bucket
The Overland Track – Day Six (the one were we really finish)
Narcissus Hut to Cynthia Bay – 17.5 km Well…crap. There were no ferry spots available. Well there was two, and I did mull over leaving one of the kids behind but I concluded that my wife might notice one was missing. She is a perceptive lady. So walking around the lake it was. We were … Continue reading The Overland Track – Day Six (the one were we really finish)
Leeroy on Trek 