Month: July 2015

Wentworth Falls

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After a challenging day looking after sick children, I was lucky to be offered enough time for a quick stroll to the base of Wentworth Falls. This is a nice, accessible option with lots of steps and beautiful views all the way. It seemed like a good place to stretch my legs, as judging from my fitness climbing out of the Grose Valley last weekend, I knew I needed to walk some more hills! I tend to avoid this area on weekends as it can get extremely busy, but even today (Friday) Continue Reading →

Govetts Creek Waterfalls

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Top of Hilary Falls

The wind was howling when I awoke and it looked like a wild day to be out walking. It was enough to make us question the sanity of heading into the bush, but not enough to stop us from going! Kaz and I drove to Medlow Bath and started down the Pilcher Track shortly before 9am. I was puzzled when we arrived at a transmission tower a few moments later as it didn’t look at all familiar. Nevertheless we continued on our merry way, with the track descending more sharply than Continue Reading →

Korogoro Point

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After a week of perfect, winter weather, it was looking rather ominous as I drove out to Hat Head. I love the walking tracks here and have a strong association with them from my childhood. One of the most exciting walks I remember as a kid was once when we headed south from Gap Beach to Connors, or maybe even Third Beach, and were caught in a massive hail storm! It had been a few years since I’d walked around Korogoro Point, and much longer since I’d been to the trig station at the top, so a bit Continue Reading →

Werrikimbe Wilderness

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The generous offer of babysitting for a couple of days was too good an offer to refuse. Joel and I were keen to head into the hills west of Kempsey, and after talking with a family friend who knows the area very well we were persuaded to visit Werrikimbe National Park. This park was recognised as a World Heritage Area in 1986, and is one of many scattered rainforest remnants along the Great Dividing Range of NSW and southern Queensland that comprise the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. We drove through the lovely farming Continue Reading →

Ruined Castle

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Castle Head from Ruined Castle

I arrived at Katoomba Falls Kiosk around 8am expecting to beat the crowds, but there were already quite a few people out and about. My plan was to head out to Ruined Castle, but before that I wanted to do some exploring on and around Furber Steps. It was a clear morning and there was another decent frost, particularly heavy around the top of Katoomba Falls. Overall it has been an unseasonally mild winter so far though. Never having done the Round Walk before, I started by heading towards Vaniman’s Continue Reading →