I found a mountain!!! And it’s a beauty. Eight kilometres away across a flat expanse of red earth lies Mount Jarvis. As I walked towards it I could see the rocks on the side and near the top, glisten. There had been some rain and I was putting my poncho on as I noticed it. There was a saddle  and the mountain on the other side of it also glistened.

Corrie had other things to do so I was on my own. I talked about the thrill of going round corners. Well this was similar. The glisten then led to not just a cliff face but instead, a hotchpotch of moss covered huge coloured rocks balancing on each other. I thought about my own balance and wondered how long I would last there.

Closer still and off with my no longer needed wet gear. As I neared the mountain’s base I could see a very steep road winding its way up the mountainside. As I was wishing Corrie was there with me, she suddenly appeared as I was now nearing the top of the saddle. I came down and we headed back up our Swiss mountain once more.

Along the ridge was a stunning array of coloured mossy rocks in beautiful designs as though an expert landscaper had created the perfect design. We went slowly because it had rained overnight and the rocks were slippery anyway. I don’t usually stop long to look at rocks, but these had my full attention.

By the way we were once again on the Heysen Trail which continued after our walk had come to an end on top of Mt Jarvis. My curiosity took me round another rock where there was a sign (I guess mainly for the Heysen Hikers), which said that we were now entering the land of the rare yellow footed wallaby, becoming extinct, as rabbits eat away their food and foxes bare their teeth. I went only a little further for I now saw I was on sacred wallaby land.

My early morning walk on non sacred land is made possible by street lights, while my evening walks (if my kms are low) can expand a little with this now fullish moon. Like Leigh Creek, it is a neat town in the middle of nowhere but no deserted houses. Gardens are very similar with all sizes of rocks arranged in, for me, unattractive unusual ways. I wondered at the contrasting stunning rock arrangements on Mount Jarvis.