PhotosBushwalk.com photographers

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Solitary Grass TreeTom Brennan

Evening on Magnet CragNorth-north-west

Nepean Narrows LookdownIan Smith

WinnerRazorback from BryanBrian Eglinton

One of the highlights of the Heysen Trail is the climb up the face of Mt Bryan in the mid-north of SA. At over 900m high, it is actually the highest peak in the Mt Lofty Ranges, which start well south near Adelaide. This is the view looking south from the top.

46 | Bushwalk October 2024

WinnerThe SunbatherNorth-north-west

I've never understood the paranoia around snakes; they aren't going to eat you so why would they waste their venom on you unless you present a real threat? Especially these sweet little things - White-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides).

Wattle BirdBrian Eglinton

Flowering gum clusterIan Smith

SsssTom Brennan

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WinnerTime to top up the water bottleNorth-north-west

If you leave it long enough between visits and follow slightly different lines, old places can become magical new ones. I missed the tiny pools in this little saddle on my first time around Coalmine and Magnet Crags, but it provided a wonderful campsite and a good water supply on the second.

48 | Bushwalk October 2024

The Rock LookoutBlue Mountains NPIan Smith

RedbanksBrian Eglinton

WinnerLagoon Creek FallsTom Brennan

Just above the junction with Wheeny Creek in Wollemi NP lies this picturesque little cascade on Lagoon Creek. Unfortunately, I forgot my tripod, so the camera was being balanced on various items out of my pack for the long exposure.

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WinnerLooking down on Albina Lake from the Main Range Trail in the Kosciuszko National ParkJoe Janetzki

Mt BarkerBrian Eglinton

Sleepy BayNorth-north-west

Entering the valleyGraham Watkins

50 | Bushwalk October 2024

WinnerPetrified wood on The Rolling Ground north of Mount Kosciuszko while hiking the AAWTJoe Janetzki

Chasm FallsTeak

Baby duck, doo doo dooNorth-north-west

Noisy MinerBrian Eglinton

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A perfect place for lunchGraham Watkins

WinnerView from Tyndall RangeTeak

I took this photo on a day walk to Lake Huntley. The view is of Mount Murchison and Lake Plimsoll.

Climbing BaudinNorth-north-west

52 | Bushwalk October 2024

WinnerMorning fog lifting from a valley as seen from Mount Anderson in the Kosciuszko National ParkJoe Janetzki

SugarloavesBrian Eglinton

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