Murals of Benalla and Beyond One could say Benalla was the maiden road trip that ignited my desire to explore Victoria and beyond the state border, seeking these epic paintings. In early December 2019, I packed my car with two of my daughters in tow and drove four hours to Benalla, a rural town in ...

Big Mallee Sky (continued) In the heart of the Mallee is the small town of Sea Lake. It made the perfect base for exploring the silo trail and the magical-looking Lake Tyrrell, only seven kilometres away and one of the more unique natural attractions I’ve visited. Lake Tyrell Lake Tyrrell is on the edge of ...

Part 1 – 2 – 3 – 4   PART 5 There was darkness and heat.  Scott was lying on a stone floor. A thin layer of gravel and dirt scraped against his face. He made a clumsy attempt to stand, but found his hands bound behind his back and resigned to rolling onto his ...

Part 1 – 2 – 3   PART 4 The room felt moist and stank of rotting cloth. It was empty with only one other door to his left shut tight. He could see the objects covered in tarp were a variety of furniture stacked in odd and precarious fashions into small pillars. Spires within ...

Read PART 1 and PART 2   PART 3 Suzie stood to the side and extended an arm to the open door. “Come and see what Wella’s Spire offers you!” Her delivery was vaudevillian and rang ominously in Scott’s head. [Come and see Scottie, at the end of all things, what the Conaltradh will offer ...

PART 1 The silver ‘98 Corolla ran a steady 80 miles per hour up Highway 93. Mountainous terrain rose and fell in dreamlike randomness. Scott and Tony were five days into their trip and had hiked two smaller trails on their way to White Mountain. Scott felt the itch to be out of the car ...

Who doesn’t like a good road trip? The memories and the fun of just driving to your destination are a huge part of the adventure when it comes to a road trip. Some people dread the drive to their destination, but to me, this is half the fun, as long as you prepare the essentials. ...

Issue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 It’s easy to get up early when you are camping. As soon as the sun rises and hits the tent, it becomes a sauna inside. The dew of the night and morning steaming away in the trapped heat. With three of ...

Issue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 We pulled into the camping site in the late afternoon. We had gotten a campsite about an hour from where we were going to be kayaking from the next morning. The sun was still peeking through the trees giving us just enough ...

Issue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 We piled into the car our bags less organized than when we left Omaha. For some reason, there is no way to put things back in your bag the same way you did initially, even with magic. The girls took the front seat, ...