This post has been sitting in my “Drafts” folder for ages now being neglected like an unwanted stepchild. After repeated emails from readers wondering why they cannot seem to locate the link to this post, it’s finished (sorry, everyone). First, a little background. When I began my 2,400-mile (3,862 km) bicycle ride from Melbourne to […]
Guide to Hiking The Western Arthurs Traverse in Tasmania
Location: Southwest National Park, Tasmania Full Traverse Length: 51.8 mi / 83.4 km Partial Traverse Length (exit via Kappa Moraine aka Moraine K): 33 mi / 53.2 km Type: Lollipop Loop Booking Required: No Booking Cost: A$0 Permit Required: Tasmania Parks Pass (buy) Permit Cost: A$12-$60 (chart here) Trailhead Location: Scotts Peak Dam (-43.038778, 146.299038) […]
Guide To Hiking The Overland Track In Tasmania
Location: Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Length: 49.7 mi / 80 km Type: One-way hiking track Booking Required: October 1 to May 31, inclusive (
A Beginner’s Guide To The Outback
Australia’s Outback doesn’t have clearly defined boundaries, but it can typically be described as anywhere outside major city centers – particularly as you move towards the center of the country. If you’re unfamiliar with the landscape, it’s essentially a giant desert in the middle of Australia. It may seem like a sparsely populated and largely […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Australia
Down under! The country that’s also a continent! The gateway to New Zealand! The place with a bunch of stuff that can kill you! Kangaroo Island! Oz! Yes, Australia and all of its names can evoke quite a few stereotypes, and I’m here to tell you that they’re all true. With an area rivaling that […]
Hiking The Coast Track (Otford to Bundeena) in Australia’s Royal National Park
Location: New South Wales Time: 1-2 days Distance: 17 mi / 27km Elevation gain: 780 ft / 240 m Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Water on trail: Yes Trail permit required: No Overnight camping permit required: Yes Pets allowed: No Facilities (southern terminus): Parking, bathrooms, payphone Facilities (northern terminus): Parking, bathrooms, shops/restaurants Just south of Sydney you can […]
VIDEO: Bicycling the Outback in Three Minutes
Sure, looking at pictures of the Outback or reading about how enormous road trains are might give you some idea of what a bicycle ride across the Outback is like, but not in the same way that video can. So I’ve put together a pseudo-sequel to my Pacific Crest Trail video with a step-by-step look […]
Photo Gallery: Bicycling Across Australia’s Outback
When I bought a bicycle in Melbourne and decided that I was going to ride it across Australia’s Outback, I literally had no idea what I was doing (but I did know how to ride I bike, so I had that going for me). Along the way I learned a lot about bicycles, Australia, and […]
Australia Bike Tour Day 59: DARWIN!
I didn’t die. I rode a bicycle 2,428.24 mi / 3,907.04 km across Australia from Melbourne to Darwin and I didn’t die. Mission accomplished. Today finished the longest bicycle journey of my life. Whether or not this journey will retain the title will remain to be seen. I arrived in Darwin early this morning and […]
Australia Bike Tour Day 58: The Boredom
“Really boring.” When people ask me how this ride has been (or, as I anticipate, when people ask me how it was), this is what I tell them. There’s no sugar-coating it, riding a bicycle across the Outback is fucking boring. Other adjectives I commonly use to describe the experience are: frustrating (headwind), frightening (thunderstorms), […]
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