Melbourne
Bushwalkers
MBW
Melbourne Bushwalkers
Home Page
About Us
A Photographic History
MBW History 1940-1990
Membership
Membership Process
Notices for Members
Frequent Questions
Location Maps
Newsletters
Library Holdings
BWV Discounts
Members Area
Walk & Camp
Walk & Camp Overview
Tips for New Bushwalkers
Bus Walks with MBW
Overnight Bushwalking
Basic Navigation Skills
Equipment Hire
Courtesy Guidelines
Safety Guidelines
Other Events
Other Events Overview
Training
Conservation
Social Events
Program
Activities Program
Participant Responsibilities
Trip Note Archive
Photogallery
Photogallery
Photo Archives
Photo Submission Guide
Downloads
General Downloads
Walk
Magazine 1949-87
Newsletter Archive
FAQs
Frequent Questions
Contact Us
Privacy Statement
Login
Menu
Login
×
Home
Home Page
About Us
A Photographic History
MBW History 1940-1990
Membership
Membership Process
Notices for Members
Frequent Questions
Location Maps
Newsletters
Library Holdings
BWV Discounts
Members Area
Walk & Camp
Overview
Tips for New Bushwalkers
Bus Walks with MBW
Overnight Bushwalking
Basic Navigation Skills
Equipment Hire
Courtesy Guidelines
Safety Guidelines
Other Events
Overview
Training
Conservation
Social Events
Program
Activities Program
Participant Responsibilities
Trip Note Archive
Photogallery
Photogallery
Photo Archives
Photo Submission Guide
Downloads
General Downloads
Walk
Magazine 1949-87
Newsletter Archive
FAQs
Frequent Questions
Contact Us
Privacy Statement
Member Login
Log In
Click here to Register
Melbourne Bushwalkers Photo Gallery
Gallery Home >>
2018
>>
Pack Carry
>>
26 Dec 2018: Mt Jagungal Circuit
Photos:
Robert Ian Mair, Meredith Quick, Geoff Martin
Early morning, December 28th. First Sydney...
It will be an easy start. A side trip to...
At Patons Hut Meredith tries a little...
We extended the walk further down Dargals...
After returning to the cars we moved on to...
You could tell the enthusiasm was high - the...
It was only a short leg to Round Mountain...
By mid-afternoon we were well established at...
It was a cosy place if you needed shelter,...
A reliable water source was only 100m away.
With time to relax we headed down to the...
Our leader was a bit tentative!
March Flies were our constant companions.
There was time too for some creative...
Next morning we were headed back down to the...
Across the river we went.
It was easy to smile after your feet got...
The Farm Ridge Trail rises steadily from the...
Up on the ridge the walking becomes more...
Wildflowers adorn the edges of the path.
To our right Round Mountain is prominent on...
Directly ahead Mt Jagungal ominously beckons...
The remains of Farm Ridge Hut provide a...
Farm Ridge was constructed in the 1890s and...
Heading down Grey Mare Trail towards Mt...
Mt Jagungal as a backdrop.
Curiously attractive at first sight beside...
By lunchtime we were crossing one of the...
We settled down by its banks for a welcome...
By early-afternoon we were at O'Keefe's Hut.
This reconstructed hut was well appointed...
Mt Jagungal looms ever higher as we approach...
Like armed sentinels the skeletons of snow...
To the practiced eye they are transformed...
By days-end we were settled along the banks...
Well rested we set off early the next day...
Approaching the final ascent from the south...
Seemingly calm in the photo the wind was...
In no hurry to get back to camp we descended...
Along the top of the Strumbo Range we set...
A moss-covered cairn atop a large boulder...
Picking up traces of the Strawberry Hill...
Back on the easier Grey Mare Trail we made...
There was no time lost dipping feet into the...
Day 3 and a change of plans. We would extend...
The Hellhole Creek Track was less used than...
A snow gauge by the track was a point of...
It may not have been a hell hole but the...
Over the top and the Tooma River valley...
The first crossing of the Tooma River was...
We followed the river for a while. Small...
Strolling by the banks of the Tooma River.
The second fording of the Tooma River was...
We camped by the banks of the river for our...
As the sun set over the surrounding hills we...
Patons Hut signaled the approaching end to...
At Clover Flat the sun soon had us raising...
The threat of a late afternoon thunder storm...
Covered up to ward off the March Flies the...
We retired to our new shelter to begin the...
The rain did not dampen our spirits as the...
