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Cradle and Barn – January 2020

If there was an origin for my bushwalking, it's the Cradle Mountain area.  The first walk I can remember was the old Dove Lake circuit before the lake level track made it the tourist-friendly doddle it is today.  I was four years old.  Amazingly mum and dad were also hauling my two younger siblings on the epic journey through…
Mount Victoria Cross

Southern Ranges – Take Two – December 2019

Mount Victoria Cross I have a confession.  Before the 2011 trip to Southern Ranges I blogged about recently I thought I could have a crack at Precipitous Bluff (PB) that long weekend.  On the Friday night I left work later than expected, took longer to get ready than expected but still hit the road late in the evening with…