“On the road the weak and strong points of character are revealed. There are those who complain, making each mile seem like three; there are those who have untapped reserves of cheerfulness, who sing their companions through the tired hours.” Stephen Graham Stephen Graham World Traveller
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Quote: Soren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard, from a letter to his favorite niece, Henriette Lund, in 1847 “Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that oneContinue reading “Quote: Soren Kierkegaard”
If You Know Bourke You Know Australia
I WAS in Bourke, New South Wales – the outback, that most powerful of Australian words – the edge of the world, where the unknown begins. I was having a break from writing Cold Light and I had my backpack and gear with me, intending to do a trek in that hard country, maybe to look at a geological oddity called Mount Gunderbooka, about sixty kilometres south-west of the dwindling township of Bourke. The mountain name carried within it the word ‘book’.
Guide Alice: Podcast
This post will interest Victorians with its plot based around Mt Buffalo in Victoria’s high country.
Australian Alps Walking Track
Moving at Pace I see no value in planning a journey, short or long, and then attempting to complete it as fast as possible. The journey is the gift. That being said, it is ironic that I like to read about such human endeavours, and I do respect the mental and physical resolve one mustContinue reading “Australian Alps Walking Track”
Arthur Barrett – Victoria’s First Walker
Tim Erikson of the Victorian Race Walking Club has done significant work in documenting the history of competitive walking in the state of Victoria. This Original article deals with Arthur Barrett and his 1893 walk from Melbourne to Sorrento. On the afternoon of 25th January, 1893, 1 was standing on Princes Bridge in a highlyContinue reading “Arthur Barrett – Victoria’s First Walker”
Straight Walking
Over on walkspace , Pete Ashton presents this human anomaly for your musing.
Eucalyptus Mythbusting
Understanding what is in our backyard. One of the sacraments for the Order of Walkers is Topophilia. We are always looking to hone our botanical skills. Dr Dean Nicolle busts common eucalyptus myths. I commend this piece to the Order.
Essay: George Macaulay Trevelyan “ Walking” 1914
“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.”
Quote: Horace Kephart 1916
Horace Sowers Kephart (September 8, 1862 – April 2, 1931) was an American travel writer and librarian Seriously, is it good for men and women and children to swarm together in cities and stay there, keep staying there, till their instincts are so far perverted that they lose all taste for their natural element, theContinue reading “Quote: Horace Kephart 1916”
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