Plan was to head up to Black Bluff the past Sunday, with hopefully calmer weather than the couple of days before. Definitely glad we didn't try going up on Saturday and overnighting at Paddy's Lake, as had been the plan before sickness changed things, looks like we would have been blown off! Plenty of fallen branches/debris on the track.
The walk was a pleasant ascent through rainforest at first, before drying out and thinning out somewhat, allowing lovely views through the haze back towards the Dial Range. Unfortunately, we only made it as far as Paddy's Lake, but given our physical condition at the time, were satisfied to have even made it that far!
Will definitely be looking forward to making it all the way to the top next time, as I dare say the views could be pretty special at times!
A few photos to round up the report:
A long awaited lunch at Paddy's Lake
002 by bigggbird, on Flickr
We may not have climbed Black Bluff, but we couldn't very well head back down without at least climbing something, so we decided to head up the small summit immediately to the east of the lake
034 by bigggbird, on Flickr
Lovely views across to Mt Roland from the top
021 by bigggbird, on Flickr
And a nice view back towards the coast on the way down
051 by bigggbird, on Flickr
All in all, a lovely day out with some good company. Thanks for coming along Kent, hopefully the knees have recovered somewhat!
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