Meet the toddler who trekked 1,800km across the outback

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Raising a toddler can be hard at the best of times, but taking a one-year-old on a 1,800km hike across the outback presents a whole new parenting challenge. Lauren and Justin Jones have returned to their Sydney home after spending 102 days on foot with their now 18-month-old daughter, Morgan. The couple set off from Dockers Creek in the Northern Territory in July and ended their journey at Port Augusta in South Australia.

The Jones's endured temperatures ranging from zero to 42 degrees, and battled severe thunderstorms and flash flooding. They received six food drops on their marathon trip, and survived on a basic diet of healthy freeze-dried vegetables. Morgan was pulled along in a custom-built buggy, while her parents walked by foot for an average of seven hours a day.

Lauren and Justin documented their unique experiences in the outback on Instagram, with many photos capturing barren Australian outback. But taking on nature is nothing new for Justin, who has kayaked from Australia to New Zealand, and traversed the coast to the pole in Antarctica.​