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May 25, 2023 NUYTS WILDERNESS WALK/THOMPSON COVE Finally, exactly two months after my birthday, we had the time, headspace and energy to go do the Nuyts Wilderness Walk that was my birthday hike choice for this year. We had done a gorgeous reconnaissance hike in preparation for it a couple of months back, and it …
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This letter to you all has become somewhat longer than intended, so I have inserted topical music clips to listen to if you’d like a break or for related contemplations anytime. You will need your favourite beverage and a comfortable place to read. Feedback is very welcome; I’m always looking to make things better. In …
May 18, 2023 MEHNIUP NATURE RESERVE HIKE From late February to mid-May I have been incredibly occupied with a long overdue farm fencing repair and upgrade. Finally, there is a proper wire carrying a consistent voltage on outriggers along the entire road boundary, and proper wire in what used to be turbobraid-only internal fencing, now …
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Letter written on behalf of GetUp to various government ministers regarding fracking in the Betaloo. The middle bullet-point section is the standard material suggested by GetUp, the rest is my own. Please write and add your voices. As usual, they will mostly ignore and “know better” – but they don’t deserve to do that without …
April 13, 2023 AQUATIC WALKING NEAR PEACEFUL BAY Today’s outing was meant to be a reward for a week’s hard toil, still on the fence repair/upgrade job that’s occupied much of my outdoors time these past six weeks, since there are over 2km of fence to attend and I’d never wire fenced before I started …
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This serves as a second instalment for our off-grid article in The Owner Builder 209 (October 2018). I might put the jpgs of this article in here next time I’m at the desktop computer… Glossary of acronyms:FFs = fossil fuelsBAU = business as usual We’re in rural Western Australia and live off-grid on solar panels. …
April 6, 2023 WOOLBALES LOOP If you’re perfectly sane, what do you do on your day off after three days of farm fencing repairs and various other general chores? Why of course, you go on a 19km hike. And you don’t let yourself know you’re going to do that distance, because your journey is open-ended, …
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February 16, 2023 MT CLARE / DEEP RIVER LOOP Do you ever wake up on a day off without having a clue that you’re about to have an unforgettable day in an ancient ecosystem? Yes, we had a day off, and yes, we often hike on a proper day off. But summer means scorching Antipodean …
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November 3, 2022 PARRY BEACH / MAZZOLETTI BEACH I’m looking at Track Map 7 (Walpole region, d’Entrecasteaux National Park to Greens Pool/Elephant Rocks) to see how many more gaps there are in our hiking of the Bibbulmun Track. We do half-day and day hikes, as return walks from an entry point – and by that …
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This week we got a sneak preview of the upcoming Cure album when the band gave two new songs an airing in their first gig back since the pandemic began. This is courtesy of phone footage posted on YouTube – not generally something I watch, but I will make an exception for this occasion (and …
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