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08 Feb 2019: Mt Buffalo Big Walk
Photos:
Robert Ian Mair, Yiting Zheng, Derrick Brown
For those of us fortunate enough to be able...
Saturday morning arrived and the full group...
The sign only gave part of the story. 11.3km...
We set off full of energy and enthusiasm.
After thew first climb of 300m we were all...
The next 300m took us out onto exposed...
The nicely graded path suited some but a...
Part way up we all stopped for a break to...
We continued on under gathering clouds. Rain...
From Marriotts Lookout the views of the...
The other way the Buchland Valley now lay...
What better place for a photo?
By the time we reached shelter at the...
In side the shelter we settled in for a cup...
A break in the rain and it was a quick dash...
Weak shadow teased as we made our way around...
No sooner than we had set up camp than the...
A brave few ventured out to explore. The...
Back at camp the rains eased nought to...
Next morning the tents came down early. A...
Approaching The Galleries brought delighted...
The first few steps were a challenge.
Steadily we moved forward wedged between the...
Giggles and a chorus of delighted marked our...
Mouse-holes marked the way forward.
Smiling faces popped up from deep below.
After returning to camp it was a quick final...
A detour through towering trees and boulder...
The Lookout over the Buchland Valley was our...
From the Lookout the view back to Lake...
Next we checked out the entrance to the...
As we approached the Chalet carpark from a...
From the carpark the lookouts lay everything...
a little lower and the hang-glider launch...
It took hardy nerves just to look at the...
One last glimpse at The Chalet before...
The walk down was brisk.
Stops were brief, barely long enough to dry...
Under clear blue skies the surrounding hills...
A moment of respite in the shade.
Rollasons Falls beckoned and we dropped...
The pool below the lower falls looked...
Derrick considered a dive from the Upper...
Fortunately he didn't have dry clothes and...
