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article: Hill End and back via the Bridle Track
Posted: 14 January 2004 at 7:06 pm by Davey

Hill End is a great place to travel to, the scenery and landscape is sensational, the quiet and private state of being is a spectacular get away and its historic origins can be traced back to the mid 1800's. From a four wheel drive perspective Hill End offers some nice little tracks that take you t...

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28

Aug

Hill End’s Royal Hotel has closed its doors!

Posted: 28 August 2025 at 9:44 pm by Davey

The iconic pub circa 1872 has closed its doors due to unforeseen circumstances. As quoted on its Facebook page dated 27 Sept. 2025. For me it is a sad day as the Royal holds some fond memories spanning across more than two decades. One of the great places to have a schooner (or three) and…

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18

Aug

Camp #7 – 2025; an even quicker get away

Posted: 18 August 2025 at 3:38 pm by Davey

It’s been a well over a couple months since my last post (and camp). Not much has happened in between, the weather has been terrible, I was sick and did I mention the weather!?! I finally got the opportunity to get away, the plan was – well there wasn’t a plan. The plan was a…

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02

Jun

Camp #6 – 2025; the quick getaway

Posted: 2 June 2025 at 9:35 pm by Davey

Picture this, it’s 6:45pm, it’s freezing and you’re starving. You’ve just jumped in your truck with six fish cocktails and chips sitting on the passenger seat. You start driving and the food aroma engulfs the cabin, your mouth begins to salivate, the temptation is too much so you reach over rummaging through the packaging and…

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Apr

Camp #5 – 2025; 4wding to pretty places

Posted: 14 April 2025 at 10:56 pm by Davey

Friday night at ‘Wang’ is starting to become a common theme! Knock off work Friday arvo and head up the highway, stop for a feed at Blackheath fisho and arrive at Lake Wallace around 9’ish, freeze your arse off setting up the tent and then warm up by the fire sipping a beverage… Once daylight…

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07

Apr

Camp #4 – 2025; the F-Off NPWS edition

Posted: 7 April 2025 at 9:36 pm by Davey

Imagine travelling 25km’s along a fire trail to discover the route to the campsite you were headed for had a trail closure that was not documented on the National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) website. Then having to turn back and travel 3.5 hours to reach an alternate campsite! This is the kind of organisation…

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07

Mar

Camp #3 – 2025; Touring the Upper Turon

Posted: 7 March 2025 at 9:42 pm by Davey

Getting away on a late February Friday arvo after a long work week is a pretty great feeling, stopping off at a lookout on Mt Victoria to eat a burger and chips makes it even better! And what a sweet spot it is, overlooking the Megalong Valley on a picture perfect late afternoon enjoying the…

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Feb

Camp #2 – 2025; Straya Day (Part 3)

Posted: 20 February 2025 at 9:48 pm by Davey

Another cool high country morning, with the sun rising over the trees in the yonder the prospect of a cracking day was on the cards and so was a sleep in 🙂 Ghost Gully with all its niceties is likely a campground I will drive through but not stop by in any future trips to…

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12

Feb

Camp #2 – 2025; Straya Day (Part 2)

Posted: 12 February 2025 at 9:04 pm by Davey

You know you’re onto a good thing when it’s so relaxed and chilled that you don’t care to get out of bed. Waking up to a cracker of a day, nothing beats it and the sleep in was well worth it with the amazing view from my doorstep… The night was cool with temps dropping…

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04

Feb

Camp #2 – 2025; Straya Day (Part 1)

Posted: 4 February 2025 at 9:46 pm by Davey

It’s Friyay 24th January and work is done and dusted, the boot scoot to Goulburn commences to meet Brad for a quick feed and then off for the second leg of the journey to Denison Campground in the Snowy Mountains. In all honesty, and you can judge for yourself – the burgers are better at…

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12

Jan

Camp #1 – 2025; WTF happened to 2024?

Posted: 12 January 2025 at 3:26 pm by Davey

And just like that I’ve skipped almost all of 2024 and a major chunk of the tail end of 2023. So what happened? Truth be known I just got lazy 🙁 Let’s make up for it in 2025 and I’ll in time backdate history. In my mind the first camp of 2025 was going to…

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