Literature – Page 6 – The Order Of Walkers

Gone Camping

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This essay originally appeared in Eureka Street Volume 9 number 6 by Bill Garner in July/August 1999. BIll’s book “Born in a tent” was published in October 2013 Whilst it may initially seem incongruous to be associating car camping with walking, both pursuits are linked by the yearning for the simple life. When the vehicleContinue reading “Gone Camping”

Origins

Why do we walk?

This question sits with the Order of Walkers. Even after a most difficult walk and the passage of time, we are drawn to a new invitation to wander. I am presenting a response by Norman Richards of the Melbourne Bushwalkers in the 1953 edition no 4 of the “Walk” magazine. Not much has changed. ThisContinue reading “Why do we walk?”