by Mairead Cleary | March, 2016 | Blog, Nightcap National Park, Outdoors, Walking Adventures
The Eastern Fire Break doesn’t sound like a very exciting walk, and that’s probably the reason why I’ve overlooked it until recently. But I was feeling the need to explore something new and pulled out my worn maps and had a look at areas I... 
by Mairead Cleary | March, 2016 | Blog, Nightcap National Park, Outdoors, Walking Adventures
Nightcap Bluff is a ridge in the north-eastern part of Nightcap National Park. Walking there from Rummery Park Camping Area takes you past Peates Mountain and along the Historic Nightcap Track.This walk is 4-5 hours each way so it can be nice to camp the night before... 
by Mairead Cleary | January, 2016 | Blog, Outdoors
Australia shares a world first in establishing public areas of natural beauty and grandeur that are national parks. In fact many would claim that Australia was in fact the first in the world to establish a national park. The Scottish-American naturalist John Muir... 
by Mairead Cleary | December, 2015 | Blog, Byron Area, Outdoors, Walking Adventures
Goonengerry National Park is a bit of a hidden treasure. It has only been a national park since 1999. Before that it was state forest. As a new national park it has no facilities and very few signs, but as an escape from the busyness and heat of Byron during the... 
by Mairead Cleary | December, 2015 | Blog, Outdoors, Tweed Area, Walking Adventures
Brummies Lookout (as the name promises) offers vast and rare views, namely of the sheer western cliff face of Wollumbin as well as panoramas of the Border Ranges.Local lore tells a story of a logger by the name of Brummie who used climb this particular spot to spot... 
by Mairead Cleary | November, 2015 | Ballina Area, Blog, Byron Area, Nightcap National Park, Outdoors, Photography, Tweed Area
Byron has some very talented professional and amateur photographers. While the landscape lends itself to creating beautiful photos, it takes some skill to catch the right light from the right angle and enhance the shot to create spectacular images. Here are some of...
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