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29 Jun 2019: Lerderderg Gorge State Park
Photos:
Robert Ian Mair
Saturday morning started as predicted - very...
A few early arrivers sipped their coffee in...
Logistics sorted and we regrouped at the...
We set off walking briskly as a way to get...
As we dropped into the surrounding gullies...
On the final descent to Whiskey Creek along...
It was a steady drop.
Whiskey Creek, nearly always dry, was...
The climb up the other side was just as...
A stop to regroup after a series of ups and...
It was easier walking along the network of...
At the top of Razorback North Track a...
Our Leader, Agajan, as ready to assist on...
The track was not as slippery as it looked...
Near the bottom the track narrows to a sharp...
Green moss-covered rocks were a signal to...
Down below the river did not look much of a...
Down the final rocky section one step at a...
On the other side we regrouped as we waited...
The rugged rocky banks of the river sparkled...
The rocky ridge we had descended looked...
The last of our group crossed with boots in...
Exiting from the river up the start of the...
Over the first hump and the climb became...
The adjacent hills struggled to be seen...
As we edged around to Cowans Track junction...
Gullies were filling.
A bedraggled kangaroo was to wet to be...
We felt a new empathy with the former miners...
A short pause in the rain was a sign of good...
What better way to test a new tent!
The adjacent Lerderderg River was flowing...
Next morning after 14 hours in our tents we...
We quickly set about packing for the day,...
Agajan warmed up with some Kurdish dancing...
A check on the river level triggered a...
A short back-track and the ascent of Cowans...
