Bushwalk Australia

First time walk into the paddocks yesterday with significant other half. Went as far as the hut and met a Lee descendent. Good weather, lovely walk, beautiful forests, wonderful forest smells, and lots of mud. The falls were thundering. Took us longer than expected (but then all walks do). Proud of soh as he injured his back a couple of weeks ago but we just plodded and enjoyed it all.

That's lovely! Thanks.

Thanks for your photos reminding of great times with great people in the paddocks

Beautiful photos walkabout, you Taswegians sure are spoiled with all those magnificent places to walk.

Belive Mamma Quoll with babies has decided to take up residence in Lees Hut,will be harder to keep her out than at Wadleys I guess,got to love hate our Natives eh!!
corvus

That Valley especially up at Wadley's hut would have to be my most favorite place in the "bush" ever, tranquility personified
corvus

The Lee family member we were talking with said he had watched 2 baby quolls playing on the grass just outside the door of the hut the night before. Haven't been to Wadley's paddock but it's on the to do list.

Quolls are beautiful creatures and I would never intentionally harm one however if they do "take over a hut" they are a real pest for example Wadley's which was almost uninhabitable a few years ago owing to their residence,thankfully Judy and friends fixed that one humanely no loss of life:D
corvus

After speaking with a friend today who did the walk a few years ago, I got to thinking that maybe there is more than one way in to the paddocks once the swing bridge is crossed over the mersey river. A couple of times we hesitated on the track unsure of which way to go. Does anyone know if there are multiple tracks to the paddocks and if so, which is the shorter?

walkabout wrote:After speaking with a friend today who did the walk a few years ago, I got to thinking that maybe there is more than one way in to the paddocks once the swing bridge is crossed over the mersey river. A couple of times we hesitated on the track unsure of which way to go. Does anyone know if there are multiple tracks to the paddocks and if so, which is the shorter?

There are several ways into the Paddocks but none shorter than the Lees Track (which follows the natural lay of the land to suit cattle) and certainly none from Pine Hut Plains which is where the track from the swing bridge starts if there was I am sure the Lees would have used it
corvus

Thank you, Corvus. I think my friend's recollection of the walk may be clouded by the years. Early in the walk we weren't sure a couple of times if we were on track, but we basically followed the curve of the river and even if we couldn't see it we could hear it.

No worries walkabout, glad to help
corvus