With the long haul from Sydney to Wee Jasper over, the first night in the roof top felt like my head hitting the pillow and first light occurring a few minutes later! Quick as a flash I was up, teeth brushed, face washed and espresso on the boil! With some dark clouds, lightning and thunder…
Category: Snowy Mountains
Behold the Snowies solo adventure – Part 1
It’s hard to put my finger on it, but travelling solo is one of the best things that you can ever do. Once you get past the harsh realisation that it’s only you in some remote places; the solitude and lack of timelines or timeframes is truely appreciated. This trip, like most usually starts at…
Camp #4 – 2025; the F-Off NPWS edition
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…
Camp #2 – 2025; Straya Day (Part 3)
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…
Camp #2 – 2025; Straya Day (Part 2)
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…
Days 6, 7, 8 & 9; Tom Groggin to Denison
With the Upper Murray River starting to swell, the weather crisp and gloomy, but clearing we left Tom Groggin with haste. Our next stop Sundance Bakehouse Jindabyne and then pushing through Adaminaby to Denison Campground. We arrived at Denison just shy of 4pm with firewood to burn and a darkening outlook on the horizon, our…