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Alpine hut

This little cabin out in the middle of nowhere used to belong to gold prospectors, but now is maintained by backpackers who want to spend a couple of days hiking in to it.
Can you call this work?

December 16th 2008
Matt here, just to give you a quick peak into the life of an entomologist in Australia. Normally, these blogs are reserved for vacation and activities Heidi and I do in our free time, but I wanted you guys to see what I am getting paid to do as well. Just before christmas, I headed southwest to Australia's most popular ski area, the Snowy Mountains. This isn't Colorado, but the tallest moun ... read more
Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Snowy Mountains

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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