Road Testing Ms New Boots
We do not really have many mountains in Australia, it is a very old country and they have mostly been warn away. While Brisbane is surrounded by ‘mountains’ they are…
Carnarvon Gorge Day 2
A relatively unknown and beautiful oasis in South West Queensland
The Routeburn Track, stunning variety in just a few days
The Routeburn Track is a stunning hike in Fjordland on the South Island of New Zealand. The mix of alpine and rainforest with some great views is superb. I had done this walk a few years ago and consider it one of the best walks I’ve done anywhere in the world; the availability of huts all made for a perfect pick for Masako’s first multi-day hike outside Japan (and its superb hut system).
So it was off to Queenstown with DOCS hut bookings in hand.
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Climbing Mount Ngungun
The destination this weekend was a very small mountain in the Glasshouse Mountains, one of the people coming wasn’t keen on walks that are too long. Mount Ngungun is the…
A Birthday walk at O’Reilly’s
A couple of weeks ago it was my Mother's birthday, she loves birds and mentioned she hadn't been to O'Reilly's for a long time, perfect time a trip down South.…
Hiking to the Steamers – Ship’s Stern
It has been quite a few months since I'd done any overnight hiking (the bike had been winning), but a local meetup group had a walk in an area that…
Carnarvon Gorge Day 1
Looking from above over the entire length of the gorge.
Looking West from Lizard Point
Lizard Point
Lizard Point is a pretty steep, muddy walk rewarding you with great views of Main Range.
Somerset Trail – D’Aguilar National Park
Somehow we had completely missed that the May Day long weekend was coming and there was an extra day available on the weekend – a great find to make! A…
Climbing Yarigatake, one of Japan’s ‘best’ hikes.
First day back in the Japanese Alps, it was a pretty serious day with a lot of up in a short time; tomorrow will be far, far worse. My goal is Yarigatake, at 3384m the fifth highest mountain in Japan; often considered one of the best climbs in the Hida Mountains.
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Mount Mitsutoge, a view of Fuji.
Mitsutoge-Yama is one of the closest mountains to Mount Fuji and has fantastic views of it, the lakes, the Minami Alps, Yatsu-Ga-Take and pretty much everything else in the area.
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This old waterwheel was beautiful
Hiking The Magome-Tsumago Trail in in the rain
The Magome-Tsumago trail in the Kiso Valley is an original postal route in the Nagano Provence, the towns have been maintained in a mostly original state. Walking through the path passes through some beautiful forest, some original cobblestones and a bit of bitumen to remind you of modern times.
The day I walked from Magome to Tsumago was a rainy, cold day – it is easy to imagine what it was like to travel the hundreds of kilometres on foot as people once did.
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