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Thursday
28th September
Dad
and I left Dubbo at midday and headed to Kiandra via Young and Gundagai. We
only made Kiandra around 30 minutes before dark, managed to place the food drop
and head back to the car in darkness by torch. Nearly ran out of LPG in the XD;
were very happy to find Adaminaby had it (he closed 5
minutes later). Proceeded to Jindabyne and had dinner by ourselves in a Chinese
restaurant. The caravan park was closed so we went directly to Dead Horse Gap.
Dad had lost the caravan keys at Kiandra so we had to improvise to raise the
‘pop top’. It hit a low of 2.8C and blew all night. We had one beer and said
goodnight.
1 40 days of dehydrated dinners
2 Last minute preparation in Dubbo
Friday
29th September
Rose
early with muesli for breakfast. Hid the food drop near the bridge and drove on
to Khancoban then Corryong.
Filled up with LPG at Corryong and went from Tallangatta down
3 Dead Horse Gap, Geoff is not warm.
4 Omeo Hwy near Mt Wills. Geoff
just off track at third food drop point.
Sat
30th September
Left
Jamieson and went out Jamieson-Licola road and put the food drop down near Mt Skene (Barkly River Jeep Track junction), kept driving to
Licola and then Traralgon. Lunch/shopping before
proceeding to Rawson and setting up camp in the caravan park. It is AFL grand
final day. An early dinner, too many drinks and bed. Said farewell to Caroline.
Sunday
1st October Day 1
We
all got up around 6am, bacon and eggs for breakfast. We all drove into Walhalla
and took a few photos then said our farewells. The first 8 kilometres to the
old steel bridge crossing the
5 Walhalla near the rotunda ready to start the walk.
7 I started at the north gardens This is just above rotunda.
8 Walhalla from the old tramline.
9 Walhalla from the old tramline.
10 Long Tunnel Mine Poppet Head.
11 Walhalla and a sign stating 680km to go.
12 Signage Continued.
13 Signage Continued.
14 Poverty Point Bridge.
15 Poverty Point Bridge.
16 O'Sheas Mill Site.
Monday
2nd October Day 2
Rose
5:30am. Dawdled around and started walking at 7am. It took four hours to go
from O’Sheas Mill Site to Mt Erica (around 12km). The Mushroom rocks below Mt
Erica were quite a sight; big round rocks propped up there. The top of the Baw Baw Plateau is covered in small snow gums, as a result I
have only glimpses of the valley below. Had lunch around Mt Kernot. Set up camp
at the coordinates (438949 5811495); 1500m might make for a cold night.
Campsite is beautiful with water available nearby. I get the feeling that the
ranger I saw this morning on his way to Mushroom rocks car park may be the last
person I see for a while. There are plenty of fresh footprints up here but
since it is a Monday I think there might not be more until next weekend. I
wonder if Caroline is worrying too much? Dinner was nice although I was a
little cold preparing it. I left it too around 5:15pm and the whether cooled
off very quickly as the sun disappeared. Not sure how cold it will be tonight
so I have put on thermal uppers. I am in bed at 6:30pm; it is the warmest place
and it will be dark in 20-30min.
17 Mushroom Rocks on the long climb up
to the Baw Baw Plateau.
18 At Mushroom Rocks.
19
Mt Erica after the long climb and finally on the Baw Baw
Plateau.
20 The old Alpine Walking Track markers, note the tree eating it up.
21 Well defined track on the Baw Baws with new style AAWT marker in blue.
22 Campsite just short of Mt St Gwinear
track junction 1500m cold night.
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