Jennifer McDonnell (Shiny)

Track Towns and Supplies

• How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 5
• Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
• Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do Dwellingup to Kalamunda without resupply. I did, and plenty of people I met along the way did too.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

• Balingup
• Denmark

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Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
A huge THANK YOU to the Bibbulmun Track Foundation and all the volunteers who maintain the track and infrastructure. It has been an enormous privilege to be able to walk this route aided by extensive, well maintained infrastructure and excellent quality water supplies provided at no cost to those who use the track. Thank you to the friendly and interesting people who spoke to me along the way and shared their stories, experiences and knowlege. A heartfelt THANK YOU to my amazing partner Safarihiker - although he was across the continent in QLD he was my constant support with advice, logistics, unwavering belief in me and all round know-how. Happy trails to all. Shiny.

Your Best Equipment
Neve gear waratah quilt, tarptent, sawyer water filter

Your Worst Equipment
None

Advice for Others
Hike your own hike and don't worry about what anyone else is doing. If you enjoy solitude, use the shelter campsites for water sources and storm refuges, but otherwise just wild camp along the trail as often as possible. It frees you from ceaseless km-counting and clock-watching if you don't always have to be at such-and-such shelter by nightfall.

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Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

• All at once

• How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 32
• Who did you complete the Track with? Solo (primarily)
• Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? Yes
• What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? Word of mouth/friends
  

What did you use to navigate the Track?

• BT Maps
• App (please specify)
• - Farout and Alltrails

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Your Experience

• Availability of information: Excellent
• Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Poor

Favourite Section
Walpole tingles

Highlight of your trip
Southern right whale pods breaching and tail slapping, donkey orchids, granite tor wildflowers and solitude.

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