November 2013

Friday 29 November 2013

Pictures around the Thredbo, Perisher valley and Mt Kosciuszko areas, which are all snow resort areas.

View of western side of mountain ranges

The Cascades near Thredbo resort. Waited a bit here for light rain to go away so I could go walking

On a walk from the Cascades

From the cascade walk. Possibly Mt Kosciuszko

Camping on a river in the Perisher valley

Wally came for a visit by the river

Between Perisher and Charlotte pass

View from Charlotte pass

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On start of 20klm loop walk to Mt Kosciuszko summit (9k's to the summit) and surrounding mountains. Approx 1800 mtrs up here.

Hey found the start of the Snowy river which I passed in March down on the Vic coast

Seamans Hut (2030mtrs up) Lots of Police here + a westpac helicopter searching for a missing canadian hiker from May this year.

One of about 8 snow drifts over the track I had to walk across, slippery stuff!

Mt Kosciuszko summit. (2228mtrs high) It was busy as Bourke St up there. School & Uni groups etc everywhere.

The rest of the pictures are of a further 12 k's across adjacent mountains back to Charlotte Pass

See the track line below and above the snow

Mountain Lake looking west

Another snow drift to walk over.

Popular 'Blue Lake' . Click on the pic to get a better view

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Mt Bogong

The Mt Bogong walk was only 4k's to the top, sounds easy but the whole walk was straight up, steep as. Took me about 2.5 hrs. but worth the view.

An alpine hut on the walk. These are allover the mountains mainly in case of emergency or change in weather conditions during winter as a safe place to go

Coming out of the tree line onto the alpine open area, no more trees

Some snow near the top

I made a snow thing for you!

The summit is to the right

Yummo snow!

In the background is Mt Feathertop (pointy one) near Mt Hotham resort on the left flat bit

Cute little shrub on the plateau

The official top of Mt Bogong

FALLS CREEK

Pretty valley near Falls creek resort. Spot the silver flash on right of lake. I camped here o'nite. very pretty area.

From Mt Mckay. Passenger jet vapor trails goin to Melb.

Lookin down one of the chairlifts to Falls creek resort

Pretty valley

On a 2 huts walk. this is wallace hut is supposed to be the oldest in the high country built in 1889 by 3 brothers for use when driving their cattle to the high country in summer

inside wallace hut, fireplace on right

snow gums on the walk

Cole hut built around 1920

Inside Cole hut

This was a pretty part of the walk viewing mountain ranges etc

Camping near Falls Ck resort

MT WILLS


View across to Mt Bogong

The beard again! From Mt Wills

Camping next to Gibbo river, click on pic to see the water! Love fresh mountain water!

Lake dartmouth. 1.25 hrs on a very rough dirt track to get here. The van did real well.

Kayaking time, yehhh!

Jindabyne is in the bottom of NSW, to the right of thredbo, perisher valley ski resorts and Kosciuszko Nat Park and is down below the snow line on a big lake.

The last week and a bit I have been to different areas of the Alpine NP in Vic such as Mt Cobbler, Mt Buffalo, Mt Bogong, Falls Creek, Mt Wills and Lake Dartmouth. I then crossed into NSW into the Kosciouszko NP and checked out Thredbo area, Perisher Valley resorts such as Guthega, Smiggins holes, Perisher and Charlotte Pass. All the previous places are covered in snow in winter.

It can snow anytime of the year apparently. I found some areas of snow on Mt Bogong and Mt Kosciouszko & nearby mountains. First time I have been around snow since I was a teenager living in Melb!!! All good fun.

From Jindabyne I am heading north through the Kosciouzsko NP to Tumut then north to the Blue Mountains NP via Goulburn. Then across to the coast near Newcastle.

I have lots of pics for your viewing pleasure