Tasmania is truly a place of great beauty. So much hidden beauty in particular. I had heard much about Cradle Mountain, and have done a few fleeting visits over the years. But this time I wanted to explore the other side of Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair. Lake St Clair would have to be one [...]
Mount Warning has been on my radar for sometime. I was visiting Springbrook National Park’s Best of All Lookout some months back, when I stood on the edge of the lookout and pointed out to this amazing mound out in the distance, and said, “I want to climb that one.” Fortunately there was a sign [...]
With a few weeks of the school holidays left, you may be scratching around trying to find things to do with the kids. If you are anywhere within driving distance of Byron Bay (even if it takes a few hours), I have the answer… you need to visit The Farm. I admit it… I’m just [...]
Having climbed/walked most of the prominent peaks of the Sunshine Coast, I almost overlooked the most obvious one; Mount Coolum. Not because I haven’t climbed it, but because I climb it so frequently I actually forgot that I haven’t written about it! I live on a slope just out of Bli Bli, and every morning [...]
We are slowly running out of mountains on the Sunshine Coast to climb, but Mt Eerwah has been on my radar for a while, and it was finally time. It was rumoured to be one of the more challenging walks/climbs, and while it is definitely not my most challenging climb, it was one of the [...]
Mt Cooroora has been on my ‘to climb’ radar for quite some time. We had done a string of easy climbs, and I was up for the challenge. In actual fact, this was ‘take two’ for Mt Cooroora – we had made a misguided attempt the week prior, which we had to abort. In a [...]
Mt Tinbeerwah is probably one of the easiest climbs (read ‘walks’) you would find yourself doing. Actually, it is not really a climb at all, so I shouldn’t mislead you by saying it is. And even as a walk, is an easy one. But do not underestimate its beauty. We ended up at Mt Tinbeerwah [...]
Okay, so I am not a morning person, I admit it. I would very much like to be. I hear early mornings are awesome… Mount Coolum is shrouded in mist, streaks of magenta and tamarind stretching across the sky as the sun emerges, the crisp coolness invigorating and you are much more productive. But alas, [...]
It’s funny, Mt Ninderry is just up the road from where I live, and while I look at it on pretty much a daily basis, I had never walked up it – or thought to. We have walked up most of the Glass House Mountains, and Mt Coolum repeatedly, but Mt Ninderry… nup. I am [...]
I feel like I have been living in a cave. Believe it or not, I had never heard of Springbrook National Park. It was only after my husband spoke of Springbrook that I asked, “What is this Springbrook of which you speak?’ I have been to the Gold Coast dozens of times, and I have [...]
