Snapshots of Armidale – Point Lookout 

At 1,564 m above sea level, Point Lookout is one of the highest places in NSW. From the Platypus Valley Lookout, you can glimpse the ocean on the horizon behind the bands of blue-tinged mountains and valleys.  If you look carefully, you can work out where the Bellinger River is, and to the southwest, the … Continue reading Snapshots of Armidale – Point Lookout 

Snapshots of Armidale: Mt Duval Summit Walk.

Last weekend I walked to the summit of Mt Duval (cue applause). “Summiting” a mountain sounds like a grand, epic adventure. Walking to the top of Mt Duval was a pleasant day walk. A few sections challenged my lungs a little, but all in all,  it was an easy, gradual climb through open eucalypt forest, … Continue reading Snapshots of Armidale: Mt Duval Summit Walk.