After a long stint up north it was great to rejoin my bushwalking mates back home this week. Fortunately my fitness level was up to tackling some Mt Coot-tha trails. In fact, after Castle Hill in Townsville and Conway State Forest at Airlie Beach, Mt Coot-tha was a walk in the park. The Mt Coot-tha area was home to the Turrbal Aboriginal people. pre-European settlement. In 1880 a large part of the mountain was designated a reserve for a public park, and named Mt Coot-tha – a derivation of the Aboriginal word kuta, meaning honey. In 1919 the lands were transferred to Brisbane City Council. The park was expanded in 1920 under Mayor William Jolly. |
We set off under a wonderful blue winter sky with the warmth of summer still burning this late in May. We diverted from the Summit Track to follow the Aboriginal Art Trail which was created in 1993, the International Year of the World's Indigenous People.. It features contemporary art works including tree carvings, rock paintings, etchings and rock arrangements. The vegetation is predominantly open eucalypt forest and without much recent rain, there was very little water in the creeks. But, the birds were singing and the day sublime, so we had nothing to complain about on our upward climb. Clouds had gathered by the time we reached the summit lookout, but the city views were still magnificent. The downward trek was much easier, and, as always, the working or walking question had a self-evident answer. Another perfect day in paradise.
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Helen
25/5/2014 06:54:06 pm
It certainly was a beautiful day. Read at the airport.
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