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January 2010 Blog Posts (5)

Dehydrated Meals

Spotted these in one the hiking stores today. They seem to be a little healthier than some of the competitive brands as they do not contain presevatives, and I also like the fact they are Australian made.

Added by Mark McLauchlin on January 22, 2010 at 12:58pm — No Comments

Sunshine Coast Great Walk

Im off on a conference at Novotel Twin Waters (Sunshine Coast) in March -its a hard life. What I found out this week was that the conference finishes the Wed before Easter, so I have extended my trip until the Easter Monday.

Hoping there was a walk trail nearby, I was pleased to learn of the Sunshine Coast Great Walk at Mapleton (only 30 -40 min drive from my hotel).

The walk is 58 km long and traverses the Blackall Range. There are walker camps every 16 kms or so . The… Continue

Added by On Track Hiking Hire on January 17, 2010 at 9:18pm — No Comments

No fixed abode

Hi trailtalk people.

Linda invited me to link my blog (http://ofnofixedabode.wordpress.com) to this great site.

The blog is about my travels in Oz with my wife, mainly in NT and WA. Lots of bush content, but not exclusively bushwalking, although there are blogs about our recent walks in Kakadu, the Jatbula Trail, Cape to Cape, Stirling Ranges walks and a… Continue

Added by Graham Reeks on January 10, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Chuditch Sighting!

S set off from Perth last night bound for my maintenance section of track from Pindalup Rd to the Powerlines. As an excuse to "camp out" I like to head out the night before and get up early to walk my section.

I was very thrilled to see a Chuditch playing along Pindalup Rd. I stopped the car to watch and he continued to play not in the least worried about my presence.

Uncanny as it may seem, the latest volume of Landscope was on my table that evening and sure enough an… Continue

Added by On Track Hiking Hire on January 9, 2010 at 12:56pm — 2 Comments

How to stay young

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'   2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.  3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, walking, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'  And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.   4. Enjoy the simple things.   5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.  6. The tears… Continue

Added by Hans Hoette on January 7, 2010 at 12:33pm — No Comments