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Tasmania’s Frenchmans Cap: A magical scramble to a quartzite peak
This post was contributed by Jordan Oakley. I asked him to contribute after stumbling across his gorgeous photos on Twitter. Jordan is a full-time university student. His genuine interest in...
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Two left feet
What is a nature-loving family to do, when the 4 year old fairy princess has two left feet? I’ve written a few times, since falling for my lovely Lori, of how keen I am to get my newly acquired...
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High Sierra Giveaway: Win 1 of 4 High Sierra day-packs
My day-pack is the worst. It always happens when you shop in a hurry. I was heading out for a hike and my previous pack had a torn strap, so I picked up the first hydration bladder-compatible pack I...
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Tasmania with Kids – Part 1: Hiking the Cradle Valley, Sailing on the Spirit,...
I awake to our 6 year old frantically screaming his sister’s name. This little lady could sleep through a hurricane. Me, not so much. I look down from the top bunk, eyes still half closed but...
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Tasmania with Kids – Part 2: A Taste of the Tarkine at Corinna Wilderness...
“Everything’s so… wet.” Sleep deprived, and already more relaxed than I’ve been in at least a couple of months, this is the best description my brain can manage. Christine, one of the friendly...
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Apocaloptimistic: the psychology of climate action
This is another awesome contribution by Sarah Day. When she’s not scrambling down rainforest gullies in Goongerah and getting lost in the fog atop Mt Baw Baw, Sarah helps out online for community...
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Review: Lytro’s light field camera – not your average everyday camera
Let me start by saying that I do realise I’m a little behind the eight ball on this. Lytro released these cameras a couple of years ago and I’ve only just recently discovered them thanks to the guys...
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Win stuff! – Online Competitions for Hikers – June 2013
Welcome to the monthly Bushwalking Blog competition round-up. Every month I scour the web to find any competitions that Bushwalking Blog readers might be interested in, and list them here. They can...
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Review: The rotation180 backpack – a day-pack for anyone who loves hiking and...
So I think I’ll just come right out and say it… I’ve found my perfect backpack for day-hikes. While I’ve mentioned my dissatisfaction with the lack of compartments and general poor quality of my...
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Uluru and Kata Tjuta: A healing walk in the Red Centre
Maybe some trips were never meant to be written about... Or maybe just not straight away. I took this one way back in July 2012, during what was probably the shittiest time in this crazy life of...
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Review: ArmaSkin Anti-Blister Socks… Because science
When ArmaSkin offered me a pair of their Anti-Blister Socks to review, I thought they looked like a fantastic product. But I have to be honest, when I first pulled them out of the packet I became...
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Hiking Kings Creek and the Kings Canyon Rim Walk – Watarrka National Park –...
I mentioned in my post about Uluru and Kata Tjuta that I thought every Australian (and possibly every human) should walk there at least once in their lives. Well the same goes for this place. It...
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Shepparton: A weekend of walking, eating, and geocaching in country Victoria
Is it just me or have the last couple of winters in Victoria been ridiculously freezing? Sometimes winter inspires the adventurer in me, and I sit at work fantasising about snowshoeing and...
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Tipping my hat to some other awesome outdoor blogs and websites
I’ve had a lot of positive comments about Bushwalking Blog’s design over the years, from readers, other bloggers, and even web designers and online marketers. There have been a few negative ones...
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Win stuff! – Online Competitions for Hikers – August 2014
Welcome to the monthly Bushwalking Blog competition round-up. Every month I scour the web to find any competitions that Bushwalking Blog readers might be interested in, and list them here. They can...
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Hiking through history: 25 hiking photos from the State Library of Victoria’s...
Sometimes being easily distracted can be a good thing. Sometimes. A few months back I was on the State Library’s website, hunting for images to use in the book (check here if you don’t know what...
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Review: Mont Bell Super Spiral Down Hugger #3 ultralight sleeping bag
This is not your typical review. “Why?” I hear you ask. Well, I’ve been using this sleeping bag since 2011 and, like all my gear, I’ve formed a slight emotional attachment to it. I guess it’s...
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Fun with Munzee: Getting kids outdoors with a ’21st century scavenger hunt’
As the one year anniversary of my step-fatherhood approaches, the kids and I have become incredibly close; aided by the fact that their mum has a ‘real job’ now, leaving some weeknights and...
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On bucket lists, relationship compromise, and hiking in The Himilayas
I’ve had a hiking bucket list since before I was even all that into hiking. I’m not sure when it was that I first heard about The Inca Trail but, when I finally got there in 2009, it had already...
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Review: Ayacucho Men’s Medino Fleece. Wow.
Hikers aren’t known as the most fashionable bunch. I understand that looking good on the trail isn’t really first priority. For me the priority is comfort, but I feel most comfortable when I...
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