Winter Hiking

10 Reasons Why Winter is the Best Season for Aussie Hiking

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I know you think you’d rather be tucked up warm inside, reading a good book or bingeing on Netflix, but…

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“It doesn’t matter if you take a short easy walk to a lookout, or carry a pack off-track for weeks at a time. Both are equally valid.”

CARO RYAN

Food for thought...

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We had cracking weather (but you can’t tell how

We had cracking weather (but you can’t tell how chilly it is) checking out some of the walking opportunities hidden away in the @visitsnowyvalleys region. Where? Imagine you’re standing on Mt Kosciusko, or anywhere along the Main Range, and it’s the valleys that spread out to sunset. Now I’m busy writing it all up for @greatwalksmag - stay tuned!

A moment. A never-to-be-repeated artwork. Sure, se

A moment. A never-to-be-repeated artwork. Sure, setting up camp is a long list of logistical priorities, finding a site, pitching tent, gathering firewood (not in this spot though, it’s fuel stove only!), collecting water... treating it if you need to, putting on the billy, making dinner, etc. but the priority of stopping to simply “be” in nature, to admire the sky, the fern, the tree, is one I have to discipline myself to focus on. To bring myself back to the now, the bigger picture. Whilst we’re focussed on “the doing” of what 2020 has brought, let’s not forget to look out the window, at the sky, down on the ground, at nature and take in a bigger picture. [Lake Adelaide, Walls of Jerusalem NP, Tasmania].

Sniffing around historic tracks, labyrinthine path

Sniffing around historic tracks, labyrinthine pathways, mixed with climbers 🧗🏻‍♂️ pads and fixed hand lines in hidden gullies = a good afternoon of surprises and discovery.

The Upper Grose Valley got smashed in the bushfire

The Upper Grose Valley got smashed in the bushfires earlier this year. Most tracks into and around this incredible valley are still closed, including Blue Gum Forest. If you want to take in some of the views of this World Heritage wonder, try Evans Lookout and Burramoko Head. There are still countless hazards and dangers about, so let’s just let it recover and in good time, we will enjoy it’s embrace once again.

The Mermaids Cave at Blackheath is the perfect spo

The Mermaids Cave at Blackheath is the perfect spot to stretch the road trip legs as you head down into the Megalong Valley. Use it as an excuse to have an extra serve of scones at the Megalong Tea Rooms or another cheeky glass of wine (with one of their great platters) at Dryridge Estate. Then again, I need no excuse. So good. Just watch out for the sketchy parking spot on the way down, it’s a doozy.

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