"Every valley shall be exalted...

and every mountain and hill shall be made low...." That may be the prophecy (set to music by Handel) and indeed a good geomorphological observation, but every one of Charcoal's Clear Mountain runs shows how far the process is from reaching its logical end point. In other words, there are still a lot of hills and valleys in the world, and Charcoal's routes find the steepest ways up and down them.

It was good to see Possum and Ha'penny at the on, on, as well as a couple of visitors from interstate. We enjoyed traditional spag bol under the brand new pergola, and the brazier's warmth was very welcome. Many thanks to our hares!

We learnt that a certain yoga instructor at a resort in Fiji was tipped over the edge and resigned following Le W*nk's participation in a yoga class. He failed to pick up a key concept - silent meditation. We rewarded the man with the indefatigable tongue in the traditional way.

Next week we celebrate the storming of the Bastille by storming our local equivalent - Boggo Road Gaol. Please dress appropriately - berets, strings of onions, French maid outfits, white flags...you know the drill.

Next run details
When: Sunday 15th July, 4 pm (still pretty close to Bastille Day in France, given the time difference)
Where: Boggo Road Gaol, Boggo Road, off Annerley Road, Dutton Park - carpark on Boggo Road. A map!
Hare: Le W*nk

On, on!

Mounting Nebo

A search of the archives suggests that the last time we mounted Mount Nebo was 5 years ago - on Bastille Day 2013 (do you remember Le W*nk's baguette and the uses he put it to? And eating snails afterwards?)

A summit shot taken 4 years before that - on YShaggr's birthday in 2009 - shows some of us enjoying the champagne she'd carried to the top. What a woman!

And here's a traditional summit shot from this last Sunday, showing at least the runners and early comers among the walkers...and a few more grey hairs....I'm not sure if everyone on the trail actually made it this far, but everyone enjoyed a very pleasant rainforest stroll:

The view of Samford for those who might not have seen it for themselves (thanks to Mile High for these images):

Escargot - assisted by Dingo - followed up the walk/run with a hearty chowder, and Cash Converta provided dessert. Many thanks, guys - it was great to come back to the mountain! (And, for the record, Culture's Fitbit recorded 8500 steps on the trail.)

Le W*nk - lazy dog - made the excuse that he had completed the Gold Coast half-marathon that morning and didn't turn up. As they say - those that are good at making excuses are no good at anything else....

Next run details
When: Sunday 8th July, 4 pm
Where: Corner Clear Mountain Road and Buranda Road, Clear Mountain. A map!
Hares: Charcoal and Strine

On, on!