Tips for a Road Trip to the Pilbara, Western Australia

by leanne June 3, 2018

Tips for a Road Trip to the Pilbara, Western Australia

2017 was an adventurous and challenging year for us, we packed up and headed north for a year of work and outdoor adventures in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. We purchased a trailer from a family business in Welshpool called Loadstar Trailers and towed items for the year all the way to Karratha. We had never travelled further than Jurien Bay and traversed a fair few kilometres into a brand ...

by leanne December 2, 2016

Day trips from Perth , Mountain Bike/Cross Country , MTB Cross Country , Perth Hills

MTB ride: Mundaring trails to Lake Leschenaultia

Easing our way into a summer of riding, we embarked on a fun cycle to Lake Leschenaultia using some of the mountain bike trail network from Mundaring. Lake Leschenaultia is a man made lake set in native West Australian bush land with camping and recreational facilities. Interestingly the lake was built in 1897 as a dam called Chidlows Well, for maintaining the steam engine trains that ran along the Eastern railway between ...

by leanne November 24, 2016

Day trips from Perth , Mountain Bike/Cross Country , MTB Cross Country , Perth Hills

Cross Country Trail at The Goat Farm

Making use of an ever so rare opportunity of both of us having Monday off work, we made our way with the bikes to the Goat Farm Mountain Bike Park bright and early. I wish I could hold onto the feeling of no work on a Monday, however that said it was just as difficult to wake up so early and in this instance, we brewed our large stovetop coffee maker. Begin ...

by leanne October 28, 2016

Day trips from Perth , Hiking & Walking , Perth Hills , Wildlife & Wildflowers

Exploring the trails in Ellis Brook Valley

Last weekend after spending a couple of hours at Kaarakin’s Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre I was curious to find out if there were any hiking trails close by. Following a quick Google search I recognised three local bloggers I follow and having read Life of Py, Metrotrekker and The Long Way's Better own accounts on the trails in Ellis Brook Valley we were ready, set, go! Our first hike since Paruna ...

by leanne October 20, 2016

Day trips from Perth , Perth , Perth Hills , western australia , Wildlife & Wildflowers

The Black Cockatoos unique to Western Australia

On an unusually wintry spring morning we travelled to Martin for the tour day weekend held at Kaarakin, a West Australian Black Cockatoo conservation centre. If you've followed my instagram account you may have noticed a couple of photos of a largish black bird. This is because a flock of Forest Red tailed Black-Cockatoos have taken a keen liking to the Cape Lilac tree in the backyard. Watching their daily comings and goings over a ...

by leanne August 25, 2016

Budget Travel Australia , Day trips from Perth , Featured , Microadventure Perth , Mountain Bike/Cross Country , MTB Cross Country , Perth , Perth Hills

Cycle the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail

We've wanted to experience the Railway Reserves Heritage trail for a while now and with a promise of flowing waterfalls thanks to a rather generous winter season we thought it was perfect timing to put our plans into action. The 41 km trail loop traces the old eastern railway line, passing through neighbourhoods grown from early settlement towns and the state’s John Forrest National Park. Offering glimpses into Western Australia’s past, ...

Microadventure Perth , Mountain Bike/Cross Country , MTB Parks , Perth Hills , Travelling Me

Mountain Bike Park close to Perth CBD

Not letting an unlucky incident impede future fun at the Goat Farm Mountain Bike Park, we decided to return and bring along the camera to capture some sections of the park. The Goat Farm which isn't a farm at all is located in Greenmount National Park and within close proximity to the city of Midland. It's a small mountain bike park but jam packed with skill challenging riding. Winter has encouraged ...

by leanne August 12, 2016

Microadventure Perth , Mountain Bike/Cross Country , MTB Cross Country , Munda Biddi , Perth Hills , Perth, Australia , western australia

Mountain Bike Morning – Mundaring Weir Hotel to Camel Farm

Watching the weather all week and hoping for a break of rain, we were super excited when that day came over the weekend. And so we loaded the bikes into the car and headed up to the Kalamunda Mountain Bike trails. We soon changed our plans thinking a cross country ride might be better given the rainfall and the chance of encountering slippery jumps. Fortunately Kalamunda and the surrounding Mundaring area offers plenty of ...

by leanne May 28, 2016

Microadventure Perth , Mountain Bike/Cross Country , MTB Parks , Perth Hills , Perth, Australia

First time at the Goat Farm Mountain Bike Park

The Goat Farm Mountain Park is located in Greenmount National Park, just off Great Eastern Hwy (94) and under 10km from Midland Train Station. The plan was to ride the blue cruiser trail to cannonball, and while I would continue down the blue cross country trail, Derek would take a black downhill trail. We began our morning at the skills park and were having such a great time that we didn’t ...

by leanne November 2, 2015

Brunch , Budget Travel Australia , Coffee , Day trips from Perth , Food and Drink Perth , Perth Hills

Breakfast and Cider in the Perth Hills

The scenery at CORE Cider House is really sensational and it hits you the moment you pull up in the car park. The cidery and restaurant is set on a slope in the Perth hills with picturesque views across its orchard and Australian forest in the background. I have to say half way though our breakfast we spotted a prey bird with a huge wing span circling low through the orchard, it ...