Maribyrnong River Trail - Pipemakers Park to Canning Reserve Tea Gardens

Early Winter morning view along the Maribyrnong River. 

Mount Dandenong to Doongalla Homestead

Mount Dandenong looms quietly over the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. As the fog lifted in the morning light, we met on the mountain's summit for an adventurous traverse of the western flank to rendezvous at Doongalla Homestead for lunch.

Gardiner's Creek Trail, Markham Reserve to Canterbury Road and return.

Today, the Walkabouters wandered along the Gardiner's Creek trail through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Gardiner's Creek flows from Blackburn Lake in a south-westerly direction through the suburbs of Box Hill South, Burwood and Ashburton. In the suburb of East Malvern, Scotchman's Creek joins Gardiner's Creek before it continues it journey, now north-westerly, towards it's confluence with the Yarra River in Hawthorn.

Hamer Arboretum, Autumn in the Dandenongs.

Autumn is such a beautiful time of year. Today we wandered along the trails through the Hamer Arboretum in the Dandenong Ranges.

Cape Woolamai 1st of March 2015

On Our way to Pyramid Rock

Looking out towards Pyramid Rock on the coast of Cape Woolamai

At the lookout at Cape Woolamai

Rippon Lea, a walk back in time.

Summertime in Melbourne can be very hot! The cool shade of the beautiful trees of Rippon Lea was very welcome as we wandered around the grounds.

Falls Creek Summer Camp - Mount Cope

When it rains, go for a walk! So we walked up Mount Cope!