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Mt Lofty summit walk

April 25, 2011 at 4:34 pm 5 Comments
Mt Lofty walking trail

I walked from Waterfall Gully yesterday to the summit of Mt Lofty with my daughter Kathleen. It’s a busy, well-made track used by thousands of walkers and joggers every year. Being Easter Sunday, we encountered several hundred people during the 3.5km journey. I’m not sure how high the starting point is, but I guess it’s about 250 metres, making for a 500 metre climb to the 727-metre ending. Waterfall Gully is a small valley just 15km from the centre of Adelaide. To get there you follow a narrow road along First Creek, which is part of the Torrens catchment.

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Metatarsal stress fracture

May 22, 2010 at 11:12 am 7 Comments
metatarsal stress fracture

I suddenly started to experience pain towards the front of my right foot near the big toe on Thursday night. I had never experienced this pain before, which was most discomforting, and had no idea of the cause. On Friday it was difficult to walk, so I took the bus to and from work, and [...]

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Walk to work

May 11, 2009 at 5:53 pm 3 Comments

I walked to and from work today. It’s about 35 minutes each way; I should do it more often, but sometimes need my car during the day. The quickest way to the office is down Wireless Road, then down Penola Road to Percy Street or Commercial Street. These are all major roads, with lots of [...]

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Mount Schank extinct volcano

December 6, 2008 at 1:48 pm Leave a Comment
Mount Schank

Mount Schank is an extinct volcano about 15km south of Mount Gambier. The first eruption is believed to have occurred 4500 years ago. It’s a short walk from the base of the crater to the outer rim. It’s fairly steep, but steps make it easy to climb. The walk around the crater is easy enough. [...]

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Leg of Mutton Lake

October 4, 2008 at 4:50 pm Leave a Comment
Leg of Mutton Lake, Mount Gambier

Today I took the children for a walk down to the Leg of Mutton Lake. It’s a dry lake bed in a volcanic crater with a forest of European trees, quite beautiful. It has historical significance as the site of a tree nursery established in 1876. Pine trees, which now dominate the softwood industry, were [...]

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