I flew into Melaleuca and walked the circuit in a clockwise direction: south to New Harbour, west to SW Cape, north to Noyhener Beach, then cross-country over SW Cape Range and Pasco Range back to the Port Davey track and Melaleuca.
This is part 1 – the flight from Hobart to Melaleuca. A fine clear morning and a direct track to Melaleuca over the Eastern Arthur Range yielded some spectacular views.
The bushwalker’s taxi: Par Avion Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander at Cambridge Aerodrome.
Federation Peak and the Eastern Arthur Range. In the foreground is the South Picton Range.
Federation Peak and the Eastern Arthur Range. Mount Hopetoun at the lower right.
Burgess Bluff and South Picton range in the immediate foreground. Directly behind are Strike Ridge, Lucifer Ridge and the Crags of Andromeda, with the remainder of Western Arthur Range extending into the distance.
Mount Bobs, Precipitous Bluff and New River Lagoon.
The Eastern Arthur Range, with Mount Hopetoun in the foreground. Federation Peak and Geeves Bluff dominate the range at the left of the picture. Other prominent features are (left to right) Devil's Thumb, Four Peaks, The Gables, East Portal and The Dial.
Four Peaks and The Gables with Lake Cracroft below. Just to the right of The Gables is Goon Moor.
Moss Ridge, Bechervaise Plateau and Federation Peak. To the left of Federation Peak is Hanging Lake and Geeves Bluff, with Lake Geeves below. To the right is Devil's Thumb, Thwaites Plateau and Four Peaks.
The southern face of Federation Peak
Bathurst Harbour with Ray Range in the foreground. In the distance is Rugby Range, dominated by Mount Rugby.
Bathurst Harbour
Bathurst Harbour with Kroanna Hill in the foreground. At the left is Moulters Inlet and Mount Fulton.
Airstrip at Melaleuca. The journey begins...
