Kia Ora Hut – Overland Track.
Probably the nicest hut of them all, one very fat possum included who seemed to think i was gonna give him some food – i did remind him hat in NZ he would be a prime target for a fine pair of gloves or beanie 😉
Just by chance caught some Aurora on this shot – the sky did have glow to the naked eye as well.
Definitely felt vindicated for carrying that tripod all the way.
A little Overland.
A view from the highest point in Tassie. What i really love about this shot (and position) is that you can look back and see exactly where you have walked from. The funky little stub on the horizon (in the middle-ish) is Barn Bluff, to the right of that is Cradle mountain, thats where you start the walk from, on the other side of that.
On the high res version you can pretty much spot the track and the hut locations, from Waterfall Hut, to Windermere Hut and then Pelion Hut which can be seen on the right of the image just to the left of the lake (which is Arm river).
Pretty nice day to climb to the top of this Mountain (mount Ossa) previous days had been rainy and cloudy so it was nice to get a clear view.
1617m.
Not a bad track, bit busy but some very speccy scenery.
Would be a pretty epic view in winter.
Sam Jinks || Mortal Reflections
If your in Tasmania/Launceston, check out this exhibition – pretty awesome. This sculpture is incredible.
Mardi Gras 2026
Just a bunch of really queer folk having a party… 🙂
This is a few from the first quarter ? half maybe?
most of these are at iso 64000 since it was pretty dark at this spot 🙂
Read MoreFern Bower Waterfalls.
Sydney City Scape.
Lavender Bay
Its actually quite a nice walk around here.
Green Space.
Whatever your thoughts are on Bangers, at the very least its great that there is some good public space right down to shore.
Caution. Riveting content ahead
Wet Mount Solitary.
I was hoping for some stunning views from the eastern side of this hill, sadly it was covered in cloud the whole time and raining on and off.
The good news for the gear junkies out there, the Durston X-Dome2 worked very well in being able to be pitched in the rain and on a puddle (the choice had to made based on the size of the puddle since there was nothing but puddles).
It is a bit fiddly, but you can get the fly up first, starting at the cross poles so that the inside of the fly does not have to touch the ground and the puddle, then attach attach the clips working down to the pole ends. Then a matter of getting inside and putting on the ground sheet over the puddle 🙂 then the inner ontop of the dry ground sheet and hang it to the fly tabs.
Amazingly, everything inside the tent was nice and dry. I do wonder whether having a ground sheet that fully extends the entire footprint of the tent would be better means you can put your nags on the ground sheet as well rather than onto the dirt and mud 🙂 it may however encourage water to get onto the top of the ground sheet and run under the tent inner…
Some photos from our walk.. in the rain, doing a fine battle with the leech population of the Blue mountains. Leeches are not fun.
Read MoreIs there any rock scrambling ?
nah, not really, just a few rocks.
I think I may have alleviated myself from the responsibilities of planning any future bushwalks with Sarah Joy 😉
Reflected City Tree.
Stormy Clouds.
yep, thats not fog, that’s incoming rain 🙂
Olympian Rock.
Here you get such a fantastic and uninterrupted view of Mount Solitary.
One can also see which end is the easier climb onto the mountain as well 🙂 The silhouetted edges are pretty much exactly where the track runs.
Dark Times.
Gonna need to bring back the dad jokes if there ain’t some good news in the world soon, freakin’ depressing everywhere you look at the moment.
OK TBH i’ll bring the crappy jokes irrespective of world politics..
My fav park – Sydney Park with some very cool clouds that matched the mood.
