Path to the summit

Sunburnt in Sawpit - Staggering on the Spirit - Stuck in Stanley

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February 18th 2011
We had a great back-to-basics start to our trip, spending 3 nights in the Snowy Mountains, cooking on an open fire and going on various walks. Driving on almost-deserted roads, we caught the chairlift up from Thredbo and walked to Mount Kosciuszko along the steel mesh pathway across the bog. We were prepared for the weathered mountains and low vegetation, but not having been here in summer b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Stanley

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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