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Travel Inspiration
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WILDfest Southern Highlands: Wilderness and luxury come together for one adventurous long weekend
Photo courtesy of Jake Anderson Like the idea of a festival that combines wilderness with luxury,...
Food, Gear & Tech
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Review: MSR Lightning Axis Snowshoes – Can they really cure an ice-cream headache?
My first overnight cross country ski tour was on the Bogong High Plains, in perfect sunny weather....
The Hikes
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Moonlight Circuit – Mount Worth State Park – Victoria (Bare Bones Bushwalking)
The most common feedback I get from readers of The Bushwalking Blog is that they “just want...
Tips & How Tos
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Surviving an unexpected night out in the bush: A brief guide
You can never have too many survival tips. It’s always wise to plan for the worst. Even if...
Conservation
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Koalas need us: An urgent reason to repair the rivers of Melbourne’s Western Plains
Koala By Tanner Ford, on flickr Koalas are running out of time. They are slowly starving, but...
News & Opinion
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Room to Read’s Spring Trek Sydney: Changing the world through education
When those of us that love to hike or bushwalk set out on a trail, we do so willingly and...
Photography
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5 Photos from Cathedral Range State Park that capture its essence far better than mine do
Cathedral Range State Park is my favourite place in the world, but my mediocre photography skills...
