Currently Reading: Paul Beatty – The Sellout | Herta Müller – The Fox Was Ever the Hunter The final round of marking for the year begins on Monday, but in the meantime I have just had a week off class, and finally managed to get in a hike with Jay (the first since about June). … Continue reading Walking Parramatta River – Part Two: Lennox Bridge to Kissing Point Wharf
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Walking Parramatta River – Part One: Lake Parramatta to Lennox Bridge
Currently Reading: Ernest Cline – Ready Player One | Patrícia Melo – The Lost World | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard | Herta Müller – The Fox Was Ever the Hunter I've had these books on the go for several weeks (in some cases months). There has not been much time for reading as … Continue reading Walking Parramatta River – Part One: Lake Parramatta to Lennox Bridge
Amphitheatre Track – Leura Cascades
Currently reading: Levison Wood - Walking the Himalayas (still) | Cristina Garcia - The Lady Matador's Hotel (still) | Jeff Greenwald - Shopping for Buddhas I thought I'd hiked all the trails in the Leura Cascades area, but was pleasantly surprised to discover the Ampthitheatre track on yesterday's romp. Despite Sonia Overall's advice to never … Continue reading Amphitheatre Track – Leura Cascades
Fern Bower to Furber Stairs – Leura to Katoomba via Federal Pass, Clifftops & Cascades
Currently Reading: David Mitchell - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet I've decided to start bookending my posts with a note of current and completed reads. I have drawn a rough sketch map of the Jamison Valley in my journal, with the intention of stitching together every trail within its domain (then extending my … Continue reading Fern Bower to Furber Stairs – Leura to Katoomba via Federal Pass, Clifftops & Cascades
Finally unpacking the books
Now that teaching is over and my wrist has healed enough to weight-bear, I have been dragging books out of storage (most of which have been gathering dust for the better part of two years). I am in the process of building my thesis nest to see me through the final gestation period (it's a … Continue reading Finally unpacking the books
A week on the Peloponnese peninsula (circa 2005)
In 2005 I travelled to Europe for the first time, spending 6 weeks in Greece, 2 weeks in Italy, 6 weeks in England and 6 weeks in Spain. Following are some pics from my time on the Peloponnese peninsula where I spent a week with my (then) flatmate Amaya and her two brothers, Lorien and … Continue reading A week on the Peloponnese peninsula (circa 2005)
Sequoia National Park, California
Sequoia National Park, with its majestic endangered trees (the last of their kind) was the third National Park in as many weeks to make me cry. In Yosemite and Zion, it was the mountainscapes that generated awe, presented to the park visitor in the most spectacular fashion, via carefully engineered entrance roads that brought you … Continue reading Sequoia National Park, California
Bryce Canyon, Utah, U.S.
Zion National Park, Utah
More from the back catalogue... These pics of Zion are from my 2013 trip to the U.S. The Narrows - one of my favourite day hikes of all time
Back in the beautiful Blueys
I moved back to the Blue Mountains in July but broke my wrist hiking within the first month. My phone was in my pocket at the time of the fall, so unfortunately it took a swim too, and because I hadn't backed up, I lost all my photos from recent months. I think there's a … Continue reading Back in the beautiful Blueys
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