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Hiking Mount Frankland, Walpole

6th February 2019
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Family HIkes, Outdoor Adventures
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The Walpole Wilderness might just be the perfect place for a camping holiday. With seemingly endless white sand beaches and enough hike trails to keep you busy for weeks, this region is on the bucket list of every outdoor enthusiast – and if it isn’t, it should be! The shaded Southern Forests offer a welcome…

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Marrinup Falls, Dwellingup – A perfect short family hike for little legs

14th November 2018
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Family HIkes
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Sometimes, the most beautiful scenery and magical places are the ones barely anyone knows about. The Marrinup Falls lies just outside Dwellingup in Western Australia, yet very few people visit making this a pristine and secluded little hike. It was the weekend before Jed returned to work for another 4 weeks and we wanted to…

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Hiking Kalbarri Gorges – The Loop Trail

25th September 2018
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Family HIkes
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Mums Big Hike along The Loop Tail A passage over the ripples of an ancient ocean, sands deposited almost half a billion years ago, and even footprints marking the first venture of creatures onto land from the sea…Taking a hike deep into the gorges of Kalbarri National Park takes you on a journey through time….

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Kalbarri Coastal Walks

19th September 2018
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Family HIkes
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Sometimes despite the best planning and research, a hike doesn’t turn out the way you imagined, with factors like weather, road closures and toddler temperaments all out of our control. This can be seen either as a curse or a blessing, We chose to optimistically view it as the latter on our most recent trip…

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Get Lost In Nature On The Bibbulmun Track

14th August 2018
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Family HIkes
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Our first hike with just Mummy and Maddie I imagined my first solo hike with my baby girl would be a leisurely affair. I would walk a comfortable pace along a beautiful trail, sharing my love of nature with my daughter. Little did I know our first expedition as just Mummy and Maddie would end…

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Kitty’s Gorge Trail After The Rain

8th August 2018
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Family HIkes
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Seeing one of our favourite hike trails in a new season Kitty’s Gorge Trail is listed in the top 5 Western Australia day hikes and it fully deserves the accolade. The trail runs 12km from Serpentine Falls picnic area to Jarrahdale cemetery through Serpentine National Park, following the path of a brook. We have hiked…

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How hiking saved my sanity after having a baby

1st August 2018
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Family HIkes
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Becoming a mother for the first time is a wonderful, albeit daunting experience. With mammoth life changes, coupled with daunting responsibilities and sleep deprivation, its almost inevitable that our mental wellbeing takes a blow. I was blissfully happy after Maddie was born. A mix of excitement, hormones and love kept me crying happy tears for…

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Chasing Waterfalls on the Cape to Cape Track

25th July 2018
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Family HIkes
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The Cape to Cape Track in southwest Western Australia has to be one of the most beautiful hike trails in the world. There is stiff competition for such a prestigious title, I know, but there are not many places you can walk along perfectly white sand beaches, pink sparkling granite boulders, deep green vegetation atop…

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Crystal Quest at Sugarloaf Rock, Margaret River

18th July 2018
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Family HIkes, Outdoor Adventures, Science and Conservation
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Exploring the Crystals and Swirls of the Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks at Sugarloaf Rock Sugarloaf Rock is close to the top of most people’s Margaret River bucket list. The monolith rises from the Indian Ocean close to the northern end of the Capes region, just a few kilometres from Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. It has been…

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Its Freaking Lava! Thrill Seeking in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

3rd July 2018
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Family HIkes, Science and Conservation
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Volcanoes have always fascinated me. Always! I don’t remember my first encounter with them, probably watching lava spew from a thundering mountain top on the evening news. What I do remember is being spellbound, and just a little scared, of them as a young child. Somehow, I knew there was no risk to us at…

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