Week 30 – Warming up with Clarke

Week 30 –  Warming up with Clarke What – Clarke Lake State Game Reserve Where – About 40km from Horsham on Sherwoods Dam Road. How long – 5km around the edge, with a couple of detours. 10 words – Mix of plants, kangas, birds. Good views, don’t drive past I am not sure who ClarkeContinue reading “Week 30 – Warming up with Clarke”

Week 29 -Norton crosses

Week 29 – Norton crosses What – Parts of Norton Creek Where – Around Wonwondah, off Henty Highway, south of Horsham. In 10 words –  Gentle walk, nice creek, roos, moss, red dirt, unusual scar. Week 29 and it has rained. Things are wet so we must carefully pick our roads. Signs saying ‘dry weatherContinue reading “Week 29 -Norton crosses”

Week 23 – Doing the block agricultural style

Walk where you normally drive and look at the world at a slower pace. This walk takes on four roads laid out pretty much in a perfect square in the middle of agricultural land, near Noradjuha in the Wimmera. See what we find….

Week 12 – A tiny taste of the Mallee Murray

What – 6km of riverside tracks Where – 60km West of Mildura on the Murray River. On Latji Latji, Ngintait and Nyeri Nyeri country 10 words – Lush, surprising, diverse, tiny taste of big river, plains, history. We’re on a northern road trip this week to the Mighty Murray River. And not just the foodbowl oasisContinue reading “Week 12 – A tiny taste of the Mallee Murray”

Week 6- Darlot Swamp

What – Darlot Swamp Wildlife Reserve, Jung Where: North east of Horsham on Drung Jung Road, several km south of Wimmera Highway How big:- 264ha and walking distance 8km In 10 words: Miraculous – water, contradictory – cattle; interesting, tranquil more questions to answer….  Today we visit Darlot Swamp a place of beauty, peace, summerContinue reading “Week 6- Darlot Swamp”