Thursday started off as such a brilliant morning. It was slightly overcast and just a little on the cool side – so for me, that’s perfect weather to go for a short hike in the bush. I checked the weather radar and while there was a band of rain hanging off the coast, nothing on the scopes for where I planned to go for my little walk. Being school holidays, the picnic areas at JC Slaughter Falls at Mt Coot-tha were pretty popular. In a time when Nintendos and XBoxes seem more popular than the beauty of nature, it was refreshing to see so many kids out with their folks enjoying a day in the bush. It’s a short hike up to the summit lookout on Mt Coot-tha – around 4km round trip I think – and steep in places but the view is worth the walk. It’s probably a good idea that I did head up to the summit since I could see the rain clouds fast approaching, signally a timely descent to the bottom. I had a rain jacket in any case, but fortunately I didn’t need it. 
that looks like a beautiful place for a hike.