It’s easy to think that a hiking stick can be picked up from the forest floor and be an affable companion for you as you journey. It’s just a stick. Yet finding that straight branch with the right heft that gives that overwhelming feeling of connection is rare. Celebrate it if you find it. KeepContinue reading “Hiking stick timber choices. An Australian (Victorian) perspective.”
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The Walkers High – Entering Flow
The runner’s high is well documented with testimonials and scientific reasoning. It is the state of euphoria that overcomes the runner after a period of exertion. Athletes report a lapse in anxiety and a higher pain threshold. Strangely, it does not manifest in all runners. As a walker I am interested in the translation ofContinue reading “The Walkers High – Entering Flow”
Understanding Landscape Understanding Ourselves
This snip is from David Wescott’s book “Camping in the old style” Page 11
A Journey On Country.
“Knowledge and skills trump equipment, so learn as much as you can” – Gordon Dedman, Bushcraft Survival Australia. Dangerous ideas are contained within. Enter at own risk. This essay addresses the modern dilemma of PLB’s, sat phones, personal responsibility, preparation and mortality. If you have ever thought about the olde ways on expedition, you should invest some time with this opinion piece.
Essay: “Out Walking”
I am out walking and nothing else matters. Find me if you wish or dare.
Excerpt: Of Walks and Walking Tours. The Instinct for walking. By Arnold Haultain. Published 1914.
Another excerpt from Haultain’s 1914 text.
The Journey Stick Project
The journey stick project is an initiative of the Order to promote journey and place. The first stick was dropped in June 2021 and is covering some territory under the custody of tumblr “rockyjhiker”. You can read more about the project at https://thejourneystick.tumblr.com/
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.
The Order Of Walkers 