Bushwalk Australia

Here's a few (to many) shots from a four day hike I did last week. We basically did a circuit of the Cathedral Plateau - Lake Bill Track - Junction Lake - Never Never - Kia Ora - Pelion - Reedy Lake Track - Lees Paddocks Track. We were originally going to do the KO-LP track but decided not too after seeing the amount of water in KO Creek. We were also pretty keen to check out the snow in Pinestone Valley

All shots are chronological, to give you a bit of an idea of how the weather changed during the trip! I've never seen a late summer snowfall like this...

Shot with the GH2, Nokton 25mm, Lumix 7-14mm and m.Zuiko 45mm


Mt Ragoona and the Blizzard Plain


Police Search and Rescue dropping in for a chat - a walker had called in with a broken leg and then disappeared...


Lake Meston Hut


Fagus


Pencil Pine detail


Eucalypt sapling


The upper steps of Clark Falls


The beginning of the Never Never


Junction Lake


Reflections in Junction


Coral Fern


Junction Lake campsite the next morning!


Snow Gums


Another young Eucalypt


Junction in the morning light


Jen down by the Mersey - start of the Never Never track


The final drop of Clark Falls


Fagus


Traveller Range


Feather Falls from the Never Never - has anyone been up close to these? Looks like a 50m+ drop...


Jen walking through Pinestone Valley on the Overland Track


Mountain Rocket


Deans Bluff in the background


The Du Cane Range looking angry

Great photos and looks like an awesome trip, looks better in the snow than in the summer! How was the Mersey still easy enough to cross? Looks to be a bit more water than I've seen up there.

Nice pics Nick wish I had known who you were when we spoke In Oakleigh View Hut you could have caught up with some other BWA Forum members.
How was the Wurragarra Creek crossing did you find the bridge ?
corvus

sthughes wrote:How was the Mersey still easy enough to cross? Looks to be a bit more water than I've seen up there.

We crossed above Hartnett (about 100m above the falls) and it was pretty borderline - I wouldn't have wanted any more water coming down. As a last resort we were planning to use the rock-bridge below Fergusson Falls.

corvus wrote:Nice pics Nick wish I had known who you were when we spoke In Oakleigh View Hut you could have caught up with some other BWA Forum members.
How was the Wurragarra Creek crossing did you find the bridge ?

Was that you guys? Wurragarra Creek was fine - we found and used the bridge (thanks, don't know how I haven't seen it before ) but the Creek itself would have been ok. I don't think enough of the snow had melted for it to be in full swing...

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Did we have additional forum members at Pelion without knowing it? We had unexpected extras at Lady Lake a couple of years ago too.

Tasmania the Beautiful ... I doubt that the weather then, could have been portrayed more beautifully.

First Class reportage.

Warren.

Nice trip!

Dave

What a great set of pics Nick. Love the 'Juncion in morning light' pic

Just goes to show how you have to pack for ... every eventuality. Dis-respect Mother Nature at your peril!

Thanks for your comments everyone

Vozzie wrote:Just goes to show how you have to pack for ... every eventuality. Dis-respect Mother Nature at your peril!

Yep! We actually had a bit of a nervous moment when we got to the OLT and found that my walking partner's pack liner had been holed and her sleeping bag was literally dripping wet... Very lucky that we could grab a spare from one of the work huts

Wow! Fantastic. I love the shot of Meston Hut. A great angle.

K.

Great photos Nick, looks like a fantastic trip!

nickthetasmaniac wrote:
Yep! We actually had a bit of a nervous moment when we got to the OLT and found that my walking partner's pack liner had been holed and her sleeping bag was literally dripping wet...

Lucky escape then - the gods were smiling on you. And this is why we double bag our gear - i.e. a pack liner & individual waterproofing for sleeping bags, clothes etc. But I'm sure I'm telling you how to suck eggs

If anyone's interested, I've started a bit of a walking/photography blog and have a full report written up about this walk http://peopleandotherstrangecreatures.w ... ver-never/

Goes without saying that this is just personal reflections and not a walking guide... Go find a map and compass if planning to do it yourself