Hiking the Larapinta Trail. The Larapinta is one of Australia's premier long distance walking tracks, stretching for 223km through Arrernte Country, west of Alice Springs.
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Hiking the Ralphs Falls Circuit and The Blue Tier’s Big Tree
Currently Reading: Cassandra Pybus – Truganini | Celeste Ng – Little Fires Everywhere | Richard Flanagan – Death of a River Guide | Kyle Perry – The Bluffs Still off the reading wagon - the TBR pile is currently a little neglected but it is not forgotten... Ralphs Falls is listed as one of Tassie's … Continue reading Hiking the Ralphs Falls Circuit and The Blue Tier’s Big Tree
Southbound from the Blueys to Tasmania
Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Anna Burns – Milkman | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country | Ian McEwan – Sweet ToothAfter the 2020 fire (I mean peach) season ended, I headed briefly back to the Blue Mountains via Kangaroo Valley and Fitzroy Falls at Morton National Park, before packing up the … Continue reading Southbound from the Blueys to Tasmania
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
Empire Pass – North Lawson Falls
Currently Reading: it's all about thesis Kevin, Lee and I went for a hike around the Empire Pass Circuit at North Lawson Falls this weekend. We considered going for a swim at Paradise but it was hot as a summer's day so we knew it would be crowded and that trail (regardless of whether you … Continue reading Empire Pass – North Lawson Falls
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
Berghofers Pass – Mt Vic | Hassans Walls – Lithgow | Transit of Venus Walk – Woodford
Currently reading: Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard | David Mitchell – Ghostwritten I was pretty happy to greet the weekend by Friday of this week. I texted Kev and Lee around 9am Saturday morning to see if they were keen to hike and we set out on an exploratory mission around Mt Vic, Lithgow … Continue reading Berghofers Pass – Mt Vic | Hassans Walls – Lithgow | Transit of Venus Walk – Woodford
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