Perisher Range is home to the lovely little Porcupine Track. A great start to your holiday in the Mountains as it is a gentle 5km return, offers a myriad of habitats on the way and interesting rocks to clamber around with spectacular views over the Thredbo Valley. Meandering across creek dribbled slopes, through snow gum woodland and…
Main Range Track: Jan 2016
Summer is in full bloom and in some cases getting past its peak! Short and sweet that’s how we describe our mountain summers. The Silver Daises were bursting with happiness last week and this week they seem to have all gone to seed. The other members of the Daisy family are holding their own with…
Mount Stillwell, Charlottes Pass.
The Mount Stillwell walk is hands down the best short walk in the Australian Alps. It is an easy to moderate 3.8km round trip and offers spectacular views while you meander along the ridgeline with a short climb heading to the summit. The head of the trail begins with a short, steep, natural style granite staircase and is…
Alpine Bloom : The Waterfall Track
Oh YEH! Summer Thunderstorms boomed all around me as i swung gently in the hammock under a clear evening sky. Clear sky? you ask! I was watching the storms roll up over the Main range and explode on the Alps. Living in the rain shadow makes for excellent storm watching, however my garden wishes we…
Alpine Bloom: Thredbo Diggings
Mountain Biking has opened up a new world for us as a family. No more running bikes or footpaths, its all cross country adventure now!! The Snowy Mountains offers so much trail, from beginner to advanced, and we love nothing more than to ride as a family whenever we can! The only problem is that…
The Alpine Bloom
Ok Flower Friends, I finally fumbled my way through and managed to post some photos to match the Plants!! Sorry about the lack of visible Latin nomenclature, the lables are giving me a hard time!! Stay tuned for the up and coming Rainbow Lake walk post….. Till then enjoy your wanderings and may the wind…
The Alpine Bloom: Main Range Trail
Welcome, The Australian Alps are full of surprises. Winter sees the Alpine region settled under a deep blanket of snow. Spring reveals a joyful array of tenacious native flora. The Australian Alpine region is home to some 212 flowering plants, 21 of which are endemic, all of which, are delightful. The diversity of native flora is…
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