https://www.kelvinism.com/tags/hiking/Recent content in Hiking on Kelvin NicholsonHugo -- 0.164.0en-usSun, 10 Jan 2010 10:30:00 +0000https://www.kelvinism.com/2010/01/trek-to-warragamba_7506.htmlSun, 10 Jan 2010 10:30:00 +0000https://www.kelvinism.com/2010/01/trek-to-warragamba_7506.html<p>The fire road to the swimming hole was quite steep, and I lost at least one beer along the way.</p> <p>Several large cities around the world blend tame and wild elements within the same boundaries. Portland, where I attended university, is certainly one of them. Its park, within a 15-minute bike ride of the city centre, covers more than 5,000 acres and offers some of Portland&rsquo;s best cycling. Sydney, where I now live, has similarly impressive attractions. Yesterday, I visited Warragamba Park, just outside Penrith, after a morning of work at the Richmond campus, where I also caught up with Nathan.</p>https://www.kelvinism.com/2007/02/to-hot-springs_1779.htmlThu, 22 Feb 2007 10:30:00 +0000https://www.kelvinism.com/2007/02/to-hot-springs_1779.html<p>After a mediocre breakfast, we were on our way. Just a five-minute drive up the road, we reached the entrance to the hot spring, but a slow drive and a long hike (or climb!) still lay ahead. We parked and started getting ready. I was wearing sandals when it suddenly hit me: my hiking shoes were back at the hostel!</p> <p><img alt="To the Hot Springs image 1" decoding="async" height="768" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 720px, calc(100vw - 40px)" src="https://www.kelvinism.com/2007/02/to-hot-springs_1779/DSC01583.jpg" srcset="https://www.kelvinism.com/2007/02/to-hot-springs_1779/DSC01583_hu_454273b5cda9a0da.jpg 540w, https://www.kelvinism.com/2007/02/to-hot-springs_1779/DSC01583_hu_4825f29ddcf42983.jpg 960w, https://www.kelvinism.com/2007/02/to-hot-springs_1779/DSC01583.jpg 1024w" width="1024"></p>