Billy Goats Bluff, another famed track of the High Country, this one was ‘straight outta Dargo’. Other than that, I purposefully neglected to read too much into it. Mostly because I didn’t want to commit to any trails and secondly, because I didn’t want to excite my imagination with the details. So, on a thick, […]
Month: July 2018
YouTube: Hillclimbs and Huts Part 1
I have composed some of the footage, from our first couple of days in the Victorian High Country. The moody, smokey summit of Blue Rag Range and the nervous, day long descent of Basalt Knob Tracks. Essentially a visual to Parts I and II of the #hillclimbsandhuts trip reports! Check it out at rlhydn_overland on the […]
Trip Report: Hillclimbs and Huts (Part 2)
The warmth and brightness of the sun, is the most natural alarm clock you can’t buy. At our high altitude camp, our closest yet to the aforementioned sun, we were awake early. I resisted leaving the swag, due to the cold. The night had been one of our coldest. David had found the noise of […]
Review: Southern Cross Canvas Enclosed Swag
Camping (noun) Drive somewhere far from home and electricity, look for nature and build a temporary shelter. Cook on a folding table, or the ground. Sleep on the aforementioned ground, unwashed and wake with the sun. A glorious, overnight picnic with a sliding scale of comfort. If we’re unfolding the Oztent in the bush, a few […]