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To escape the heat in Sydney, we did a walk in the Blue Mountains with a very pleasant top temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. However it was forecast to be very windy in the afternoon. We turned off at Leura and drove along the dirt road for about half an hour to the start of the walk. The dirt road was bumpy at parts with pot holes, but it was manageable with a 2WD car. We parked at the car park near The Pinacles. The morning was sunny, but very windy already. I wasn't looking forward to the wind getting any stronger. The walk started with a gradual uphill. Haven't been doing much walks with big climbs and I had been sick with heavy chesty cough all week, I was already puffed out after few minutes of walking. I was thinking to myself, how was I suppose to climb back from Blue Gum Forest. We decided to go up to the top of Lockley Pylon on the way back as the afternoon lighting might be better. We walked past the turn off and continued along the track, whe...

KINGS CANYON RIM WALK  Kings Canyon rim walk in Watarrka National Park is one of my favourite walks. The walk ascends to the top of the canyon and follows the canyon rim around until it descends to the car park. I have seen pictures of this spectacular place and I was really excited to be there, and the real canyon did not disappoint. We stayed overnight, close by at Kings Canyon Resort, so we could get an early start. We got to Kings Canyon car park the following day and we realised that we didn't have an early start. Tour buses had already arrived and a lot of people had started the walk. The temperature of the day was mostly sunny with a comfortable low 20°C. However, the walk was very exposed and under the sun you heat up really quickly. Adequate water supply is very important. https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/200617/watarrka-national-park-walking-tracks.pdf Near the car park, there were flush toilet, drinking water supplies, information board, sea...