Browsing Tag Hiking
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Books and Ideas 1
Muogamarra and the Language of Wildflowers
A short walk in the famed Muogamarra Nature Reserve leaves me in thrall to the beauty of flowers and the names used to describe them. Two things happened ...
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Hiking 0
From Heaven to Hell Hole Creek: Exploring the Jagungal Wilderness
12 months after record rainfalls had put paid to a planned Round Hut Circuit walk, Dad and I returned to the Jagungal Wilderness. With three days of walking ...
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Camping 6
Into the Hidden Valley: Walking the Budawang Range (Part 2)
After a heat-soaked ridgetop walk, my Dad and I had finally made it to the Hidden Valley, deep in the Budawang Ranges south-west of Nowra, NSW. As we ...
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Adventures 0
Full Traverse: Climbing Out of the Grose Valley
What do you get when you combine a 12km walk, 1km bush-bash up a steep slope and a 270m multi-pitch climb up Bunny Bucket Buttress? The Full Traverse of ...
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Hiking 8
Into the Hidden Valley: Walking the Budawang Range (Part 1)
What’s special about the Hidden Valley? Well, it’s actually hidden for a start. And it just so happens to be hidden in a stunning wilderness, the Budawangs. Walking ...
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Gear 2
7.5ScoreReview: Tarptent Double Rainbow
Gram for gram, the Double Rainbow is an amazing lightweight tent with just about the right balance of weight, value and liveability. The tent is a USA-made, single-skin ...
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Outdoor Parenting 4
D is for Distraction: 3 games to keep children entertained on the trail
Want some tried and tested ways of keeping little feet moving to the end of your walk? Try these three games out on your next hike. If you’ve ...
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Gear 2
7ScoreTent Review: Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3
This hugely liveable lightweight tent will be a palace for two and comfortable for three. However, you will need to take good care of it. Having used my ...
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Hiking 0
Glenbrook to Springwood walk: remote gorge country next to the city
On a painfully hot Spring day, I set out on a solo hike from Glenbrook in the lower Blue Mountains. My destination was the town of Springwood some ...
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Outdoor Parenting 1
Motivating children to get outdoors
What’s the secret to getting your young child psyched for the outdoors? Here are some surprising insights from, of all places, a management workshop and a seriously annoying ...
