May 22, 2014
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Camping, Class 7, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Mediterranean, Multiday Hike, National Parks, Ridges, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Sunrise & Sunset, Western Australia
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April 20, 2014
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Camping, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Western Australia
Cape to Cape Campsites
Most of the campsites that you will find along the Cape to Cape track are equipped with a shed that functions as a toilet that is next to two large rain water tanks - I would always recommend treating the water from the tanks prior to consumption (either by using water-purification tablets, a steripen, or by just boiling the water). The campsites also have picnic tables with benches for your perusal. You can use the links Read more
April 13, 2014
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Camping, Class 6, Coastlines, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Mediterranean, Multiday Hike, National Parks, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Solo Hike, Western Australia
Cape to Cape Track
The Cape to Cape Track is a 135-km-long trail that runs north-south along the west coast of the peninsula between Cape Naturaliste in the north, and Cape Leeuwin in the south. The trail itself mostly follows sweeping, windswept limestone ridges and long stretches of seemingly untouched, pristine beaches. It does, however, occasionally mix it up by looping inland through woodland and gorgeous karri forests Read more0
April 6, 2014
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Class 2, Day Hike, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Looped Hike, Mediterranean, National Parks, Outback, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Western Australia
Echidna Trail
Walyunga National Park is located just next to the Darling Scarp, an escarpment that lies to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain. The park itself is known to contain one of the largest known Aboriginal campsites that can be found in and around Perth, a campsite that has apparently been used for more than six thousand years. The carpark that lies just next to the start of the trail can be reached by following Walyunga Read more2
March 22, 2014
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Class 2, Day Hike, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Looped Hike, Mediterranean, National Parks, Outback, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Western Australia
Ghost House Walk
Yanchep National Park lies on the Swan Coastal Plain, an area that was traditionally under the care of the Yued, Whadjuk, Binjareb and Wardandi Noongar peoples. The tribal name for the park is 'Nyanyi-Yandjip'; 'Yanchep' having been derived from 'Yandjip', which is the aboriginal name for the reeds that fringe the lakes in the area that are thought to resemble the mane of the Waugul (a snakelike dream-time creature Read more1
February 1, 2014
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Camping, Coastlines, Mediterranean, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Western Australia