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
Inspiration Point
Currently reading: Levison Wood - Walking the Himalayas | Cristina Garcia - The Lady Matador's Hotel We've had some fantastic summer storms these past few weeks. I took a drive to Cahills Lookout on Cliff Drive in Katoomba one afternoon to enjoy the massing of metallic blue clouds and the ever-changing display of light and … Continue reading Inspiration Point
Wentworth Falls Nature Circuit & Blackheath Lookouts
Currently Reading: Daniel Woodrell - Winter's Bone I woke to another beautiful day in the mountains and after writing in my journal and reading in bed for a couple of hours (what decadence), I decided to go for a stroll along the Nature Track to the Valley of the Waters in Wentworth Falls. It wasn't … Continue reading Wentworth Falls Nature Circuit & Blackheath Lookouts
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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