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
Summer of Stairs
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
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
Late light hike – Giant Stairway to Furber Stairs + Faulconbridge Point with the dawn
I returned home from work one afternoon this week still itching to hit the trail, so I squeezed in a 2 hour ramble before the sun set on another day. I am trying to learn to differentiate between the different eucalypts that I find in the Blue Mountains area but I have my work cut … Continue reading Late light hike – Giant Stairway to Furber Stairs + Faulconbridge Point with the dawn
Gone Goastal: Hiking in the Royal – Heathcote Station to Loftus Station via Audley & Honeymoon Stairs + Pope’s Glen & Braeside, Blackheath
I'm book-ending this post with two unrelated shots of lovely sunrises. I have started rising with the birds again and it's amazing what you see in those early hours... I've been meaning to do some hiking in the Royal National Park for as long as I can remember. It's Australia's oldest National Park and provides … Continue reading Gone Goastal: Hiking in the Royal – Heathcote Station to Loftus Station via Audley & Honeymoon Stairs + Pope’s Glen & Braeside, Blackheath
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
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
