Hiking at Murrumbateman

Living VIVIDly

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June 24th 2014
A long weekend always holds some promise. This one perhaps a bit more than most. The day's winter sun shines warmly in the countryside, which is just as well given the combination of children and water. A hike past Swimming Snake Dam and Wombat Island to Boot Full Spring; a careful crossing of the stream; a happy stroll into the spring, deeper than the height of the gumboot ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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