little treats of the trail

Back to the desert cont.

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May 11th 2013
The next major goal in the training schedule was to try several days pack shuffle in a row. Decided to do 3 x 30 kms and the following days off a bit of a dress rehearsal of 5 x 30, if it can be completed well, a little psychological boost before the event. The idea would be,get away before 5.30 am and back by mid morning to beat the midday heat. I have already suffered a mild heat stroke sh ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Paraburdoo

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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