Toohey Forest Bushwalk
Toohey Forest used to be huge but it isn't now. It's a remnant of around 260 Hectares (642 Acres) in the middle of Queensland's capital city. The area has wide walking tracks to encourage people not to walk just anywhere and upset the ecology. The best thing about it is there are pockets in the middle where you can't hear any traffic. For all intents and purposes, you really are in the bush--you just have to ignore the wide man-made paths and clear signage.
Source: the link above. The green bit between the two orange bits is the forest.
The orange bits are the university.
We walked from the campus at the top, through the forest on the left, and back.
We decided when we were walking on Wednesday night that it was time we did a longer and more interesting walk. When we've walked Toohey Forest in the past, we've driven and parked at the picnic area, but this morning we decided to walk from another entrance.
I don't know about other people, but the usual initial bushwalking conversations in Australia run something like this:
"There'll still be paralysis ticks around this time of year, and there's been an epidemic, so make sure you check the dog and all your crevasses when you get home."
"Ticks are fine. I'll wash the dog when we get home and find them all then. We have a couple of days to find them on us before permanent nerve damage kicks in." (We're a prosaic lot.) "At least we started late enough that the snakes have had time to warm up."
*Nods sagely* "We're making enough noise to scare them away long before we know they're there."
*Crossing creek* "Check for leeches later too."
The paths are wide enough that there are very few spider webs to walk through, so we don't even mention them.
As the day warms up (it's Autumn and we're heading for 31oC (88oF) the scent of the eucalypts grows stronger. The birds settle into their daily activities so the atmosphere becomes more settled and sleepy. I always feel I can breathe more deeply when I'm in the bush.
We walked back into suburbia two hours later feeling calm and refreshed, and totally able to deal with the stresses and tensions that come with working and living in a city.
Source: the link above. The green bit between the two orange bits is the forest. The orange bits are the university.
We walked from the campus at the top, through the forest on the left, and back.
We decided when we were walking on Wednesday night that it was time we did a longer and more interesting walk. When we've walked Toohey Forest in the past, we've driven and parked at the picnic area, but this morning we decided to walk from another entrance.
I don't know about other people, but the usual initial bushwalking conversations in Australia run something like this:
"There'll still be paralysis ticks around this time of year, and there's been an epidemic, so make sure you check the dog and all your crevasses when you get home."
"Ticks are fine. I'll wash the dog when we get home and find them all then. We have a couple of days to find them on us before permanent nerve damage kicks in." (We're a prosaic lot.) "At least we started late enough that the snakes have had time to warm up."
*Nods sagely* "We're making enough noise to scare them away long before we know they're there."
*Crossing creek* "Check for leeches later too."
The paths are wide enough that there are very few spider webs to walk through, so we don't even mention them.
As the day warms up (it's Autumn and we're heading for 31oC (88oF) the scent of the eucalypts grows stronger. The birds settle into their daily activities so the atmosphere becomes more settled and sleepy. I always feel I can breathe more deeply when I'm in the bush.
We walked back into suburbia two hours later feeling calm and refreshed, and totally able to deal with the stresses and tensions that come with working and living in a city.
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