Mate...soooooooo jealous, I so want to get back over there and photograph my hike along Kokoda! Looks like you had a blast mate!! I remember when we stopped at Pvt. Kingsbury's plaque, couldn't help but shed a tear and feel proud to be Australian!! The Olympus served you well mate - some nice images there! Have any more!!!
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Beautiful images to tell the story of your trek. Thanks for sharing...
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Brilliant shots. Thank you for showing us.
Thanks Adam, yes it was pretty a special trip, it's not until you actually walk the track that you can get a full appreciation of the terrain and what our forefathers endured. Walking through the arches at Owers' corner was quite an emotional experience with all the porters singing and waving the flags of both countries. Yes I have more shots will post some more shortly.
Absolutely fantastic series of photos and you were very privileged to be able to do this trip!
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What a fantastic experience!!! Great shots of the journey....one you will def remember, no doubt! One day I hope to do it too....
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We have a friend who has done this walk many times now. He (and others) raise money to take young Rural Fire Service volunteers on this walk.
There are many reasons to do this. The program is called Courage Under Fire.
The last trek was about a month ago. John decided that to generate some publicity within the R.F.S., after the group had finished walking the trail, he would turn around and do the trek in reverse. His declared aim was to do it in 24 hours.
He was really disappoint that the heavy rain and bad weather meant it took him 32 hours.
Thanks ashey for showing me some of what our friend sees. Particularly like the contrasting expressions in #3.
Graet shots - Thanks for sharing - Makes you feel like you are there
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Thanks Monika, it was a fantastic experience and something I would highly recommend.
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Thanks Mark, our trek leader Brad who was ex SASR will be doing the track challenge on the 29th August to raise funds for camp quality, he is aiming for 30hrs, the record is something like 16.5 hrs thats crazy stuff.
Awesome, One spiritual place I must visit.
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Great images Ashey, congrats on the trip. Hope the fitness training paid off
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A great selection of excellent images which need no captions. Thanks for posting them.
One of the most emotionally and physically draining tracks on the planet. Thanks for sharing your journey.
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My son did this walk when he was 14, had his 15th birthday on the track. beautiful country with such a haunting history - thanks for sharing the images, they are beautiful. Image one is my favorite, shows the beauty and the history so well, very creative!