I walked the 650km Australian Alps Walking Track at 19, alone. Nothing was as I expected

I was 19 when I decided, with a fervour and fixedness, that I would walk the Australian Alps Walking Track: the 650km trail that follows the Great Dividing Range from Canberra in the ACT to Walhalla in Victoria.I decided that I would do it alone, that I wouldn't deviate from my timeline or route and that I wouldn't need help and that I would never admit to these decisions being beyond my control.

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