Great Walks

TENDING TO THE LADY GARDEN

Producer by trade, Caro started lotsafreshair.com to inspire people to get outdoors and remove barriers to bushwalking.

IT may come as a shock to the hardiest of solo-hikers out there, but we are not alone. It’s estimated that there are over 100,000 trillion bacterial cells that make up our human microbiome. We don’t tend to notice these (mostly good) neighbours in our comfy, urban lives; we cover them up or try to do away with them completely with regular washing with soap and the use of perfumed products like deodorant.

Heading out for a bushwalk means stepping away from everyday hygiene routines. If we don’t do a bit of careful planning on how

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