G'Day!

I’m Wally,  a retired geologist with a lifelong love of Australia’s landscapes and the long, slow stories they tell.

I’ve spent most of my life thinking about rocks, which may sound niche, but it turns out they have quite a lot to say if you stop long enough to listen.
 

After many years working in geology, I realised that some of the most rewarding conversations I’ve had about the land didn’t happen in offices or lecture rooms, but out on a walk, stopping to look at a rock, a cliff face, or a valley, and asking the deceptively simple question: how did this come to be? (The answer is usually “over a very long time”.)
 

Walks with Wally grew out of that idea.
 

Each walk I lead is carefully planned around a particular place, chosen not only for its beauty, but for its geological personality. Australia is an ancient continent, and beneath our feet are layers of history that go back hundreds of millions of years.
I enjoy helping people piece those layers together -  without jargon, without exams, and without assuming anyone else finds rocks quite as fascinating as I do.
 

These are relaxed, steady-paced walks. We stop often. Sometimes because someone asks a question, and sometimes because an outcrop simply demands our attention.
We follow tangents, read the landscape, and take the time to look a little closer at what’s been hiding in plain sight.
 

If you enjoy walking, learning, or simply understanding why a place looks the way it does, I’d be delighted if you joined me. I won’t take anyone for granite but I do promise you’ll come away with a deeper appreciation of the ground beneath your feet, solid as it may seem.