It has been reported in the Bibbulmun News that at long last CALM is going to issue new 1:50 000 maps covering the Bibbulmun Track and a new edition of the...
Hi Have started to get my act together on updating the website again. I have written up and add photos in relation to the following walks: Eagle Hill Prevelly...
G'day Andrew Just freshly back from a 9 day Dunsboorough to Augusta walk (Cape to Cape, with a little extra thrown in). We're pretty keen to have a look at the...
Phil Thomas
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Apr 26, 2002 2:42 am
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Hi Phil To the best of my knowledge, Morphett's notes are it. John Chapman's some notes on his website. You can find links to his website from ...
Yeah, the walk went great - water availability was okay and a great mix of weather. I don't mind writing a few notes - should I write them up and email them...
Phil Thomas
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Apr 26, 2002 3:17 am
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Hi Phil That would great ... can you please email me directly with them when you are done - aushiker@.... Thanks Andrew ... -- Aushiker - Hiking in...
The diverse flora of the Geraldton region has been encapsulated in the latest Bush Book field guide series published by the Department of Conservation and Land...
Hi I have just upload track notes and some photos of the Kitty's Gorge Walk and Stacey's Track in the Serpentine National Park. You can find them at ...
This Email is to confirm my membership at the aushiker group. I'm still yet to find out what this involves! I assume I will receive news from Aushiker, and I...
Robert Bouwer
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May 2, 2002 8:24 am
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Hi Robert Welcome to the Yahoo! group, Aushiker. The group has two purposes. One to keep you up to date to changes to the Aushiker website which is focused on...
Hi All Thanks to the Nina providing a report on her recent hike in Stirling Ranges, I have started a Stirling Ranges page on the website. This includes Nina's...
Successful fox control has made possible the translocation of 70 tammars into conservation areas in the hills of Perth. The Department of Conservation and...
Hi All I have an update on publication dates from Annie Keating at CALM. Apparantely the new Northern Guide book is coming out this month. Anyone seen it?...
Hi For those interested, Outdoor Australia, one of two magazines in Australia heavily focused on bushwalking and associated activities has now gone live with...
Can anyone tell me where there are good walks north of Perth adn how I would find out about them? Thanks, Tara ...
Tara McNamara
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Jun 2, 2002 1:00 am
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Hi Tara Can you be more specific about what sort of "walks" you are after? Day walks, backpacks, distances? Also what do you mean by "north of Perth"? Are you...
Hi Andrew - sorry for being so vague - it's just most siteas and books I've looked at only talk about the hike and walks south of Perth and I'l rather head to ...
Tara McNamara
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Jun 2, 2002 2:36 am
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Hi Tara Yes and no. Information is limited on walking in the north of WA as there is really little in the way of trails (tracks) as such. I guess a good ...
The CALM website is a good start www.calm.wa.gov.au. If you've got a couple of months up your sleeve, the Bibbulmun Track would be good (if you don't mind...
Phil Thomas
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Jun 5, 2002 7:36 am
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I've looked at CALM site myself for planning trip up to near Port Headland and various trips north. One trip I did and would recommend out of perth to the ...
In terms of information, multi-day walking is really still in its infancy in WA (perhaps there is a market for a budding author here?!?!). This can be...
Phil Thomas
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Jun 6, 2002 6:12 am
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Hi Rick On Aushiker <http://aushiker.cjb.net> I have listed a few books (always on the look out for more) in the Resources section but one which might interest...
Hi Well there are a few multi-day tracks around Perth and the South West - Bibbulmun, Cape to Cape, Busselton to Augusta, Coastal Plain, Kattamorda, plus a...
There are occasional reports of plans to extend the Bibb Track from Albany east to Esperance, but I don't know how real they are. In the meantime, go for it,...
... Seems it's become the forgotten track of WA. Even the bushwalking clubs seem to give it a miss. Wouldn't mind having a walk there one day, but would...
Hi Tony Planning to do it next month with my son and then hopefully leading a moonlight + weekender for the Perth Bushwalkers Club in probably September or...
Yeah Anthony, the water issue......Too much time in the office tends to put these bizarro ideas in my head. That said, there are a number of well-spaced small...
Phil Thomas
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Jun 7, 2002 1:14 am
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Hi Isn't the Fitzgerald National Park on the route? If so this is a hard walk where water is basically NOT available throughout most of the season. The walk...
