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…

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…