Inka sonad

Desolate

Empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened.

Windswept

Having strong winds and little protection from them.

Solitude

The state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant.

Wilderness

A large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there.

Savage

Aggressive and violent.

Benign

Kind and gentle.

Startling

Extremely unusual or surprising.

Ad infinitum

Without ever coming to an end; again and again.

Rivulet

A bend at the small river, stream.

Keep your own company

You are happy to be alone.

Gaggle of raucous Aussies

A group of noisy people from Australia.

Slippery

Smooth and difficult to walk on.

Shrouded in a cloud

Covered in a cloud of very small drops of water in the air just above the ground that make it difficult to see.

Chuck a left

To take a left turn.

Trip over

To catch your foot on something and fall or almost fall.

The trail wound upwards

The rising path had many bends and twists.

A mix of mossy terrains

Lakes surrounded by very small green or yellow plants without flowers that spread over damp surfaces, rocks, trees.

Blistering heat

Very hot.

Blunt outcrop of stone

A large mass of rock without sharp edges or points that stands above the ground.

A piece of cake

Very simple or easy.

Straggler

A person or an animal that is among the last or the slowest in a group, for example, to finish a race or leave a place.

Banter

Friendly remarks and jokes.