On the trailDay 14
Day 14 And so it ends!
The Hume and Hovell Track thru-hike that Gill and I commenced on Saturday 31 August has come to a premature end due to a physical injury. On the morning of Friday the…
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Day 14 And so it ends!
The Hume and Hovell Track thru-hike that Gill and I commenced on Saturday 31 August has come to a premature end due to a physical injury. On the morning of Friday the 13th (I just noticed the date), and after much soul searching, we walked off the track. We recently…
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- On the trailDay 12
Day 12 Our Favourite things
It’s day 12 and we’ve had another frosty night this time at Junction Campsite. We woke to find ice on the outside and inside of the tent. As lovely it is sleeping…
Read this entry → - On the trailDay 11
Day 11 An easy but long day
Last night was a very cold one and while I don’t have a thermometer with me I estimate we reached about -5 degrees Celcius. The water in my pack bladder had frozen…
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Day 10 A day of two halves
We were a bit more organised this morning and after another rainy, but mild night were up early, packed and away by 7.30am. Our plan today is to get to Paddys River…
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Day 9 Feeling better
It’s day nine of our Hume and Hovell Track and I’m feeling much better after yesterday’s bad day. Everyone has bad days in long distance hiking and usually for me it’s on…
Read this entry → - On the trailDay 8
Day 8 More rain
As promised by the weather forecast another day of rain. The morning wasn’t too bad with just the occasional shower but as the day wore on it got heavier and more frequent.…
Read this entry → - On the trailDay 7
Day 7 First rain day
We wake earlish at 5.00am and one thing that comes to mind is the mild weather. We are forecast for some cool nights but nothing below zero degrees which surprises me. Jut…
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Day 6 Hiking dogs
We both get a good nights sleep less than 10 metres from the Micalong Creek. This creek is bigger than many rivers that I’ve seen and I try to search the dim…
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Day 5 Spectacular views
We start the morning the same way as yesterday going ever up. For some reason I thought we weren’t going to summit Mount Wee Jasper but we did for a morning gain…
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Day 4-Now it’s getting serious!
It’s the start of day 4 and we both had a good night sleep in our cabin at Reflections Holiday Park on Burrinjuck Dam; it’s amazing the difference a mattress and a…
Read this entry → - On the trailDay 3
Day 3 In to Burrinjuck
It’s day 3 and we both had a restless night last night. The tent site which was wonderful for a nap all of a sudden became ‘slidey’ during the night. It was…
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Day 2 Things are starting to get more enjoyable
Day 2 on the Hume and Hovell Track and while we are still road walking it’s become more interesting as we’re off the highway. The road walking is not really exciting but…
Read this entry → - On the trailDay 1
Day 1 And we’re off
Day one is finally here and we started our Hume and Hovell trip just before 8.00am. The entire day was spent road walking with the first 10 walking into Yass then to…
Read this entry → - Before the trailDay -1
Last Sleep; tomorrow we start!
One more sleep to go and while we have most, but not all, of the organising for the trip done we still have so much to do both at work and at…
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Time to Pack
Two days to go before we the start of our Hume and Hovell thru-hike. Last night I completed my first pack. I say first pack because on Friday night I'll pull it…
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Not the weather we were expecting!
One of the reasons we chose to walk the Hume and Hovell track at the beginning of September was to avoid the worst of the cold weather, including potential snow falls, and…
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Bits and Pieces
Counting down the days now until our Saturday start on the Hume and Hovell Track. Food caching done, and packing all our gear into our packs is set for Wednesday night. This…
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Decision points
Last week one of our community members emailed me about their recent hike on the Hume and Hovell Track and their decision to pull the pin, turning a thru-hike into a section hike. The…
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Food caching
Today was food caching day and we drove in the direction of the Hume and Hovell Track to play hide and seek with our food. For those of you who aren't familiar…
Read this entry → - Before the trailDay -7
Food Preparation
Over the past week we have been progressively putting together food for our upcoming Hume and Hovell Track trip. Bit by bit over the past week the pile of meals and snacks…
Read this entry → - Before the trailDay -11
Life is what gets in the way of living
Eleven days to go and as we prepare for our upcoming trip a saying comes to mind 'Life is what gets in the way of living'. By this I mean that both…
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Food time!
We are now less than three weeks out from starting our Hume and Hovell thru-hike and around two weeks until we drive part way down the track to cache our food! Over…
Read this entry → - Before the trailDay -27
Time to get serious!
For those of you who read our previous post, and can add up, you may notice that our departure date has changed. Less than an hour after I uploaded our first post…
Read this entry → - Before the trailDay -34
Hume and Hovell Track 2019
It’s time again for our big hike for the year and for 2019 it's the Hume and Hovell Track. The Hume and Hovell Track is located wholly in the state of NSW…
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