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Day 14: Back To Hobart
March 20th Somewhere among button grass-Hobart Mileage: 6.2mi/10km Fortunately, temps did not drop as low as yesterday morning, so there was some condensation in the tents, but the brush did not have frost on it, so it was much dryer. There was a thick fog all morning...
Day 13: Lake Rhona
March 19th Gordon River-Somewhere among button grass Mileage: 22km/13.7mi Campsite Elevation: 1652ft/504m It got colder than we thought it would overnight. Again, I've been surprised at the range of temperatures in a day. It was quite warm when we pitched our tents...
Day 12: Out From The In & Out Again
March 18th Tahune Hut/Frenchmans Cap-Gordon River/Lake Rhona Mileage: 20km + 2km=22km/13.7mi Campsite Elevation: 1623ft/495m It was a great night of sleep in what may be our final hut. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm going to miss the huts! It's a pretty sweet...
Day 11: Frenchmans Cap
March 17th Bronte Lagoon-Lake Tahune Hut 14.3mi/23km I slept great in the crisp cold air at Bronte Lagoon. It was in the upper 30sF/3.9C and I was oh so comfy in my sleeping bag this morning and fleece top. Good news was that we were packing up for a drive in a heated...
Day 10: We Have Wheels & Options!
March 16th Derwent Bridge-Hobart-Bronte Lagoon Mileage: 0 The expected rain kicked in overnight with a good deal of wind as well. There really is no better feeling than that of being inside in a warm cozy bed as rain beats down outside and you've just finished a week...
Day 9: Finishing Up The Overland Track
March 15th Narcissus Hut-Cynthia Bay Mileage: 15.8km on track OLT Trip Total: 74km on track + 59km off track=82.6mi/133km We had just 10mi/16km to do to get to the end of the Overland Track. Since this is a wooded stretch along Lake St Clair (Australia's deepest...
Day 8: One Big Out And Back
March 14th Hartnett Falls-Narcissus Hut Mileage: 13.5 kmon track + 16.2km side trip=29.7km/18.5mi OLT Trip Total: 72.9mi/117.2km Campsite Elevation: 2550ft/777m Thankfully, the canyon we slept in wasn't as cold and damp as it could've been. It was pretty dark, and we...
Day 7: Getting Back On Track
March 13th Dixons Kingdom Hut-Hartnett Falls Mileage: ~27.4km/17mi side trip OLT Trip Total: 71.5mi/115km Campsite Elevation: 2740ft/835m Note: The email for days 5 & 6 may not have sent to everyone, so be sure to go back and see those of you missed them. It...
Day 6: Living The Hut Life
March 12th Trappers Hut-Dixons Kingdom Hut Mileage: 7.7km/4.8mi side trip OLT Trip Total: 54.4mi/87.5km Campsite Elevation: 4155ft/1266m I survived the night, ha! As predicted, the rain started just after 1am and lasted on and off lightly through the night. It stopped...
Day 5: Connecting To Walls Of Jerusalem
March 11th Kia Ora Hut-Trappers Hut Mileage: 5.5km on track + 24.7km side trips=30.2km/18.8mi Trip Total: 49.6mi/79.8km Campsite Elevation: 3686ft/1123m It was another cold one last night with a bit of condensation in our tents this morning. I've been surprised by the...
Day 4: I Like You Australia
March 10th Lake Will-Kia Ora Hut Mileage: 26km on track + 6.3km side trips=32.3km/20.1mi Trip Total: 30.8mi/49.6km Campsite Elevation: 2824ft/861m It was a cold one last night by Lake Will. We must have been in a pocket where cold air sits overnight. There was a ton...
Day 3: Starting The Overland Track
March 9th Ronny Creek Car Park-Lake Will Mileage: 13.6km on track + 3.7km side trips=17.3km/10.7mi Trip Total: 10.7mi/17.3km Campsite Elevation: 3512ft/1070m We woke up early to get the 8am bus to Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair Visitor Center. It was a 3.5hr ride on a...
Days 1 & 2: We’re In Tasmania!
March 7th & 8th Launceston, Tasmania Griggs and I had a day of flying to get from Invercargill, NZ to Launceston, Tasmania. TASMANIA!!! It's surreal to say I'm in TASMANIA! It still doesn't even feel real. To get a visual of what our full day of flying entailed,...
NZ Wrap Up & Te Araroa Thoughts
*If you are looking for my overall thoughts on the Te Araroa, skip the first half "wrap up" portion of this post, and scroll down to the "Te Araroa Thoughts." New Zealand Wrap Up March 4th-6th It's been quite nice to take the last couple days to NOT blog. It is a big...
Day 121: Now The Trail Is Complete
March 4 Te Anau (for the fourth time) *Note: Having some glitches with the blog posting, so sorry for multiple emails to subscribers and the first handful of comments on this post accidentally got deleted. I mentioned before that I had a mystery friend down...