Let’s get philosophical for a minute. Where are you going and how are you going to get there? It’s a foundational question for the bigger picture of our lives, but it’s also a critical foundation for our outdoors adventures as well. I know it sounds kind of basic, like hiking 101, and some of you … Read more
Sigh. Don’t worry, that’s not one of those sighs of frustration or exhaustion. It’s one of those sighs of contentment – like settling down into the couch, with a hot cuppa and a slice of raisin toast smothered in butter. It’s also a sigh which goes some way to explain the silence over the last … Read more
I often get asked, “Where are places that I can go bushwalking”? or “How do I find walks that are suited to my experience level”? Like a loaded gun, these questions are full of possibilities and adventures – good and bad. Imagine picking somewhere that put you waaaay out of your comfort zone and resulted … Read more
Depending on your style of walking, sometimes it’s easy to miss the small things. The minute detail of a tiny leaf, the animal shapes that appear in the clouds or industrious ants teaming together to lug something three times their size back to their homes. Well, I confess to sometimes being on a mission when … Read more
A guide for blokes Last Updated Nov 2, 2020 When I was in high school my mates called me “Bush”, and not because I was a great outdoorsman. Actually, I had no idea what I was doing, but I loved bushwalking and camping and having a crack. Eventually, after a few career dead ends, I … Read more
Last Updated Jul 9, 2020 As one of my ‘go-to-gang’ for my physical health, Sharon Livingstone is my awesome massage therapist. It was whilst she was kneading out the knots and meaty bites from my body, that she began telling me about her own passion for walking and how she was planning an extended walking holiday (solo) … Read more
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll now that I spend a lot of time hiking in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney and occasionally treat myself and jump further afield to discover other great spots around Australia that offer different types of bushwalking terrain and experiences. That’s one of the amazing things … Read more
… and why I’ll never be happy with these photos Last Updated Jul 24, 2021 A couple of months ago, I decided to run a weekend photography walk in the Blue Mountains for my bushwalking club. Due to the normal pace and style of our club’s trips, there’s never usually any time to take photos other … Read more
It’s no secret that I love to walk. Whether it be to the office in the morning, to the pub across the road or over a mountain on a weekend, however I do it by choice. All over the world, there are women and young girls who spend their days walking not for enjoyment, but … Read more
Last Updated Jun 22, 2020 Living here in Australia, a country that is ironically surrounded by water, with a bloody great desert in the middle and frequently parched by drought, I now take it for granted that I need to carry a good amount of drinking water on hikes and need to know how to … Read more
Last Updated Nov 22, 2019 There’s something about sliding into a canyon and feeling it’s ancient green embrace that makes me feel like Frodo. As the walls climb higher around me and the water calls me forward to join it tumbling over boulders, sliding down ropes and committing my life to 9mm of confidence, I … Read more
Last Updated Jul 9, 2020 I heard a whisper about a place called Galong Creek back in 2008. It was from an old-timer, a very experienced bushwalker (one of my elders) and her enthusiasm and obvious passion for this humble little waterway got me curious. If you’re a regular visitor to the gorgeous Megalong Valley, … Read more