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05 Mar 2021: Baw Baw AWT Traverse - Mt Whitelaw to Walhalla
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR , Bernadette HARRISON, Tamsin DAVIDSON, Jill ALLEN
It was a great day for walking as we...
Packs on and ready to start walking from...
Once on the track we were swallowed by the...
Trees stood tall in their fight to capture...
Our leader, John, ensured we paused to take...
The young trees were already towering high...
Granite boulders stood like sentinels...
A large exposed rock made a convenient spot...
We stopped for lunch in a grassy clearing a...
The photogenic surroundings demanded they be...
Beautiful snowgums
As we gained in elevation the tall trees...
Our Leader and a tricky tree
Whitelaw Hut Site was reached early...
The tail of our party was surprised to see...
The hut site is a popular destination and...
The red fruit of the sub-alpine beard-heath...
For the rest of the afternoon we walked...
Track markings helped where the footpad was...
The track wound its way through the forest...
A short descent through a rocky landscape...
We promptly set up camp and made ourselves...
After an early start to the day and an...
The sun was barely starting to set and we...
Beautiful twilight at camp
Our leader had asked for an earlier start to...
The ascent to Mt St Philack was not long but...
Sunday morning was an unhurried start and...
Our next stop was to check out the campsite...
Granite outcrops became more noticeable as...
Gang-gang Cockatoo drank peacefully near the...
Snowgums mingle with granite boulders with a...
Close thickets give way to open surroundings...
Below Talbot Hut the ever-changing...
We shared a spot at Mushroom Rocks with...
The more adventurous in the group sought out...
Mushroom Rocks is a popular destination for...
Unusual rock formations abound.
In the moister conditions fern canopies...
Mt. Erica carpark was a convenient place to...
A recently fallen tree presented an added...
One-by-one we made our way through the maze...
And one-by-one we took a place on another...
After a difficult tree crossing a tree to...
On flatter ground the approach to the...
The campsite at Tyers River East Branch was...
With the tents set up there was time to...
After a sharp rise from the campsite the...
The steep-sided gorge was cut back to make...
The occasional fallen tree was only a minor...
A wider section came complete with a table...
Arriving at the old Walhalla Tramway Bridge...
Far below the Thomson River flowed gently by.
Our final approach to Walhalla continued...
Walhalla finally comes into sight.
Then our destination came into view. The...
The steep steps down from the tramway path...
One-by-one we reached the final destination.
A little weary but satisfied we took up...
Walk over, cars retrieved from the start,...
