Earlier this month Jean Egan and myself ran three guided orchid tours on Black Mountain, showcasing some of the diversity of native orchids found right on our doorstep in the centre of Canberra. Perhaps not many people are aware of our native orchid diversity, but by way of comparison, there are more species of orchid on Black Mountain alone (59 species) than there are in the whole of Britain (52 species).
Read MoreHike to Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple
I’d been meaning to hike up to Tidbinbilla Mountain ever since my housemate Zak and I hiked up from Bendora Dam Rd three years ago and stumbled across a beautiful view, looking up the valley all the way up to Tidbinbilla Mountain and The Pimple. Its an image which remains vivid in my memory, and one which now hangs in the UC Hospital (at a length of over 2 meters!)
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