Grampians
Exploring the Victoria Valley
Back in March, the cooler weather gave us the opportunity to take the kids out into the Park, after a very hot/warm summer. We packed our picnic basket, and filled out water bottles and headed off to explore the park. The Victoria Valley/Range can be found at the Southern end of the Grampians National Park. …
Silverband Falls
If you are expecting a race recap from yesterday’s Tough Mudder event, well hold your horses because it is coming, I need to recover first. In the meantime enjoy this post about our bushwalking adventure to Silverband Falls. Early in the day, I was dropped off at Tunnel Road so I could do my Bellfield …
Bellfield Fireline
For my last long run before Tough Mudder I thought I would tackle the 2nd half of the 21km Run The Gap Trail Run. The Bellfield Fireline. I started at Tunnel Road, Pomonal side, and made my way over the mountain towards Tandara Road. It was quite an adventure. About 100m in from taking this …
21km Trail for Run The Gap
Run the Gap is a local event here in the Grampian’s District. 2014 will mark its 3rd year. And yes I do plan on participating in this event. At the end of the 2013 event, Tom and I discussed that wouldn’t it be awesome if we could get a half marathon at the Run the Gap …
The Pinnacle- From sundial
The Pinnacle is the “Feature” of the Grampians. If you have never been to the Grampians before and you go to the information centre, the first walk they will suggest you do is the Pinnacle. There are various ways to hike to the Pinnacle. The most popular route is from the wonderland car park. On …
Grampians Bushfires 2014
If you have been following me on Twitter you would have seen that my beloved Grampians is currently engulfed in flames. #vicfires photo: An aerial shot of the Grampians bushfire in Victoria from the ABC helicopter #bushfires pic.twitter.com/YYxTAfcHke — ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) January 17, 2014 It’s heartbreaking to see that my beloved Grampians is …
Briggs Bluff/Budjun Budjun
The indigenous name for Briggs Bluff is Budjun budjun Start: Beehives Falls car park, Roses GapDistance: 10km return (old alignment), 12.5km (new alignment)Time: 3-4 hours return Briggs Bluff is located in the northern section of the Grampians National Park. Some overnight hikers can walk from Halls Gap through to Roses Gap via Briggs Bluff, which …
Mt Rosea/Bugiga-mirgani
The Indigenous name for Mt Rosea is Bugiga-mirgani Hike 1 option Start: Rosea car park Distance: 9km returnTime: 3 hours Return Hike 2 option Start: Borough huts campgroundDistance: 16km returnTime: 5.5 hours return I’m very fortunate to be living so close to such a beautiful National Park – The Grampians. The Grampians National Park is located …
Kayaking, Fishing & Wartook
It is safe to say that I have never gone kayaking let alone fishing but on Christmas day?! Yeah totally unheard of for me. Wait I congress, I have been kayaking before, but not combined with fishing. But that’s what I did this 2013 Christmas, and guess what? I had a great time. Yes would …