Mount Manning News Today

You might think an hour in Sydney traffic wont get you beyond city confines, and youd be right. But you dont need to leave the city to hike.

As a commuter, I was always captivated by the tranquil landscape of the Hawkesbury River on the otherwise monotonous train journey between the Central Coast and Sydney. For 13 blissful minutes, the busy urban streets and graffiti-covered buildings along the train line were replaced by an almost otherworldly scene unfolding outside the window.  Mobile phone reception waned, causing a literal and metaphorical disconnection as the train snaked its way along the gentle, glass-like river, which...