Seeking solitude...

[ofuros]

Wet weekend mooching around Mt Barney NP....but it was good to give the hairy legs a workout.

Steamed Prawn dumplings were on the menu...

Rained all night long....dried fruit soaked overnight for breaky, soft claggy heavy clay walkout(note to self...don't take the low track after rain) & a chilly Mt Barney Creek washdown before jumping in the car.
Heaven....

[jobell]

Damn those dumplings look good!


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[ofuros]

Damn those dumplings look good!


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Thanks Jobell...they were !

[Eremophila]

Is that a coffee filter paper you've used there, or just baking paper?

[ofuros]

Just some baking paper to stop the dumpling sticking to the titanium pan. Holes cut in for steam.

[crollsurf]

Whenever I see a post from ofuros, I realise my camp cooking is woeful. You should write a book, not just recipes but the techniques you use as well. Very creative and better than most things I eat at home!

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[Snooze]

Except for that pic of muddy boots and gaiters lol, looks like heaven. Also what kind of hat is that (if you don't mind me asking)?

[ofuros]

Whenever I see a post from ofuros, I realise my camp cooking is woeful. You should write a book, not just recipes but the techniques you use as well. Very creative and better than most things I eat at home!

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Thanks Crollsurf.

[ofuros]

Except for that pic of muddy boots and gaiters lol, looks like heaven. Also what kind of hat is that (if you don't mind me asking)?

A wide brimmed akubra Territory for sun protection with few extra grommets added for better ventilation. Cheers Snooze.

[ofuros]

Whoa...last night was the windiest, angriest gusts I've slept through, surprised the tarp is still in one piece & the stakes held firm.
Enjoyed the gently swaying hammock as the gusts hit though.

...from the wild, windy, angry & cold summit, Unnamed Peak, Mt Barney NP.

[ofuros]

Morning dawned...the wind spirits were still cold & blustery, numbing fingers & trying to blow me off the ridge, but the view warmed my soul.

[ofuros]

...and some teasingly close gorgey bits to explore...next time.

[Snooze]

Thanks ofuros for the detailed answer about the hat. (Adding grommets for ventilation--what a genius hack!)

[ofuros]

Cheers Snooze... originally there were 2 grommets now there are 5.

[ofuros]

A few more pics from last weekends exploratory trip to a section of Mt Barney NP.

Cheaper than a 4wd...2wd.

Savoury Scroggin...dried squid strips, wasabi peas, spicy broad beans, dry roasted edamame & BBQ coated peanuts.

Cicada casing...

Bouldery gully between the peaks...crossing over to a likely looking ridge, hopefully with views. A dry creek bed runs underneath.

Steepening terrain. Too steep to proceed further. Poked my head through 'The V Notch' on Stegosaurus Ridge before turning around & heading back.

Death in the bush...looks like a wallaby's jawbone.

Setting up camp...

Din dins...boil & place in a insulated pocket/hand warmer, return in 15mins.

...the following morning was a stumbly, windy retreat off the ridge with wildly swaying canopies & falling branches.

Down down, heading down...Brief glimpse of the organ pipes.

No tracks, no rock cairns, no ticks, no mozzies, no snakes, sporadic 3G...a good fun adventure.