Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Alice Bishop – A Constant Hum | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country | Ian McEwan – Sweet Tooth My primary reason for return to Tas this time round was to join a small group of family and close friends for a journey up the Gordon River … Continue reading West Coast Tasmania
Bushwalking
Thesis life gives way to this novel concept called free time
Currently Reading: Alexis Wright – The Swan Book | William Faulkner – The Sound and the Fury | Jennifer Egan – The Invisible Circus I have been hermiting for the past several weeks as I went about the final stages of my 6.5 year PhD candidature journey. Hence the lack of recent posts. About a … Continue reading Thesis life gives way to this novel concept called free time
Porters Pass – Blackheath + Sydney Writers’ Festival
Currently Reading: Patrícia Melo – The Lost World | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard | Herta Müller – The Fox Was Ever the Hunter I've struggled to find time to get out for a longer hike of late, hence the lack of recent posts. I've been active, but most of my time has been … Continue reading Porters Pass – Blackheath + Sydney Writers’ Festival
Lockleys Pylon, Grand Canyon and Sculpture at Scenic World
Currently Reading: Patrícia Melo – The Lost World | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard | Philip Roth – The Human Stain | Herta Müller – The Fox Was Ever the Hunter I was lying in bed yesterday having a very lazy Sunday when the lads texted to see if I was keen to do … Continue reading Lockleys Pylon, Grand Canyon and Sculpture at Scenic World
Blackheath and Leura Short Walks
Currently reading: Thesis Chapters – over and over and over again... Yay! I didn't get out for a long hike over the weekend, but continue to fit in a short walk every day. I went on a reconnaissance mission of the northern and southern entrance points to Porters Pass and Centennial Glen in Blackheath in … Continue reading Blackheath and Leura Short Walks
Rodriguez Pass – Blackheath
Currently reading: Patrícia Melo – The Lost World | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard | David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest (infinite project…) | William Faulkner – Collected Stories Jay and I hit the trail in Blackheath again over the Easter weekend. This time we hiked Rodriguez Pass, setting out from Evans Lookout and … Continue reading Rodriguez Pass – Blackheath
Charles Darwin Track – Wentworth Falls + Korrowal Knife Edge and other Jamison Valley traverses
Currently reading: David Mitchell – Ghostwritten (still) | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard (still) | David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest (back at it!) In addition to my usual local jaunts, I went for a couple of early morning rambles at Wentworth Falls and Katoomba over the past week. I was covering old ground … Continue reading Charles Darwin Track – Wentworth Falls + Korrowal Knife Edge and other Jamison Valley traverses
Overland Track – Tasmania (Circa 2006)
Currently reading: David Roberts – Finding Everett Ruess I am in Tasmania again for a flying work visit. Unfortunately, I won't have the opportunity to get out for a hike on this occasion, so thought I'd post some pics of an earlier visit to the apple isle. These are some snaps from my 2006 hike … Continue reading Overland Track – Tasmania (Circa 2006)
Grand Canyon – Blackheath, Blue Mtns
Currently reading: Sir Isaac Newton – Opticks | David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest (in it for the long haul…) My working weeks are pretty full on at the moment as I ramp up for the final months of thesis life, so I'm trying to get as much hiking in on the weekends as I … Continue reading Grand Canyon – Blackheath, Blue Mtns
Horseshoe Falls Reserve – North Hazelbrook
Currently reading: Jeff Greenwald – Shopping for Buddhas (still) | René Taton and Curtis Wilson (Eds.) – The General History of Astronomy Vol. 2: Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the rise of Astrophysics (dabbling for thesis) | Sir Isaac Newton – Opticks | David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest (this one could take a … Continue reading Horseshoe Falls Reserve – North Hazelbrook
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