A marker stone on the first high point from the equinox starting point, looking back to the east.
A new journey to the sun. The first expedition after the autumnal equinox, heading to the west, seemed straightforward as I set out. 
The second marker, a stone on a stick, points straight toward a distinctive wattle tree. The stone placed on a straight stick is a useful form of marker, although it lacks the visual excitement some others possess.
A marker in the wattle tree, looking back toward the starting point.
Stone marker in a callitris fork. This area is loosely forested and it appears that my route directly passes through the centre of many tree trunks.
Travelling confidently and placing markers periodically, I rapidly reached the point where the sun disappeared on the near-solstice, about 250 metres from the starting point. In order to check my navigation, I employed the phone fitness app to map my return. This revealed that walking across the side of a hill I had a tendency to bend my route toward the rising slope. I returned to what I estimated should have been the end point, a little further along the ridge, and repeated this exercise going back. Interestingly, the tendency to bend toward the hillside (uphill) occurred again - I veered uphill, rather than leaning consistently to left or right. Further exploration is necessary.
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