Canberra and the ACT are perfect for exploring on foot. This book details 40 of the best walks, from fascinating city walks and leisurely lake-side strolls to more rugged bush tracks. Over 150 full-colour photos, detailed descriptions and accurate maps help you explore the region's parks, bushland, lakes, rivers and most interesting urban areas.

Canberra and its environs boast a huge range of beautiful environments, making the region perfect for exploring on foot. Canberra's Best Bush, Park & City Walks, the seventh book in Woodslane's hugely successful walking guides series, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging from fascinating city walks and leisurely lake-side strolls to the more rugged tracks deeper in the surrounding bush. Detailed descriptions and maps help the reader explore the capital's parks, bushland, lakes, rivers and most interesting urban areas. As with previous titles in the series, the book is richly illustrated with over 150 full-colour photographs and dozens of detailed maps. A summary table of walks indicating distances, facilities and highlights is included to help the reader find exactly the right walk for the occasion. Walking chapters: Lake and surrounds, Central Foothills, Southern Canberra, Murrumbidgee Corridor, Tidbinbilla and Namadgi, Northern Canberra, East of Canberra.

This is the second book in the Best Walks in Canberra series, following on from the second edition of Canberra's Best Bush, Park & City Walks. Best Bush, Town and Village Walks Around the ACT offers more walks away from the centre of Canberra, with the added bonus of walks in towns and villages across the border. Canberra is the best served of any ......

For those in the urban centres of Sydney, Wollongong or Canberra, the Southern Highlands offer a fast escape with natural attractions that can't be found along the coast. The Highlands form part of the Great Dividing Range and numerous spectacular waterfalls tumble off its sharp eastern edge.

Make the world your studio! Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town. Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes. • 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. • Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed. • Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more. • Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels. Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.

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The Colo Wilderness is a rugged forested area north of the Blue Mountains, containing dramatic gorges with towering cliffs, massive boulders and sandy beaches. This book includes descriptions of twenty walks in the southern half of Wollemi National Park, to guide keen bushwalkers through this unique area, and enliven their sense of adventure and wonder.