Camping right near the start of my walk meant that I could just walk away, and Jubbie could take his … Continue reading Day 31: Low Saddle to Jamieson Licola Road 28kms, 9 hours, 1497m ascent, 43k steps, 2 snakes, 0 hikers
I had a pretty ordinary sleep on my newly reconfigured mattress. Regularly, I found myself trying to balance on an … Continue reading Day 30: Nobbs Track to Low Saddle 12.8kms, 5.5 hours, 539m ascent, 20k steps, 0 snakes, 2 hikers
I tried really hard to get to Low Saddle and Jubbie today, but I just couldn’t make it. But that’s … Continue reading Day 29: Chesters Yard to Nobbs Track 21kms, 9 hours, 1082m ascent, 32k steps, 0 snakes, 0 hikers
Today is my favourite day so far. Both Jack and I got up early to watch the sun rise and … Continue reading Day 28: Mt Speculation to Chesters Yard 25.7kms, 12 hours, 1593m ascent, 42k steps, 0 snakes, 0 through hikers
I left Jubble at 6:30, ready for a big day. It was a super big day. I passed through Barry … Continue reading Day 27: Van Damme Track to Mt Speculation 22kms, 11 hours, 34k steps, 1696m ascent, 0 snakes, 5 hikers
Today was supposed to be short at 14kms. East Riley Road is the last road Jubbie can get to before … Continue reading Day 26: Selwyn Creek Road to Van Damme Track 21kms, 6 hours 45 mins, 1285m ascent, 36k steps, 1 snake, 1 hiker (Jack)
We’d only planned on having one day off the trail, but on day 24 before leaving Bright, I looked at … Continue reading Day 23 and 24: Rest Days in Bright
Jubble drove me from Bright to Mount Hotham, and after a breakie of savoury oats in a car park on … Continue reading Day 25: Mt Loch Carpark to Selwyn Creek Road 27.5kms, 8.5 hours, 1,123m ascent, 41k steps, 1 snake, 0 hikers
My memory of today’s hike was that it was fairly easy. A big stretch of flat, some down, some up, and … Continue reading Day 22: Langford Gap to Mt Loch Carpark 28.4kms, 8 hours, 967m ascent, 44k steps. 0 snakes, 0 through hikers, loads of school kids
Well, today was a big day! I had all my gear ready to camp out overnight somewhere, but also set … Continue reading Day 21: Big River Saddle to Langford Gap 47.8kms, 13.5 hours, 2,026m ascent, 70k steps, 0 through hikers, 1 snake
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