Something I enjoy about living in the Kingdom is that you're never too far away from getting lost in the wilderness. Planting a city between water & a small mountain range, means it never takes very long to get out of the suburbs & into hiking country full of walking trails & all that nature stuff!

Every now & again, I just have to get out & go walking by myself. The obvious choice in the Kingdom is Mount Lofty which is a great hour long climb from Waterfall Gully to the top & the view alone is worth the pain. However, there are plenty of walking trails which aren't so obvious littered throughout the local area & most of the time you can walk without seeing anyone else for the entire journey.

Another place I found only recently is very close to home (a ten minute drive) & contains possibly the best staircase ever! I'd love to shake the hand of the architect for this one, regardless of whether it is considered genius or insanity.



The Hallett Cove Conservation Park has some short but interesting trails which lead along the coast line & along the cliff edge which has been eroded over so many thousand years. It's got a number of little lookout points with the odd informative sign explaining different features, but the staircase leads to the highlight.



At the very bottom is a beach consisting of rocks, pebbles & the occasional shell & piece of greenery. It's peaceful, spectacular & feels isolated even though civilisation is about five minutes walk in any direction.

I'm yet to find myself down there all alone, even though each time I thought I was. From out of the cliff & rock formations, people eventually appear & for the record, they're not doing anything suspicious, instead just sitting & talking or enjoying the serenity. I have seen a couple swimming but I can't see myself tackling the jagged rocks too soon.



Here's a couple of photos which came up better than expected. One from the beach afore mentioned & from the top of the staircase overlooking the beach.