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24 Apr 2025: Thornton and Surrounds
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR. Bernd NEUBER
Our Base Camp was centered on Thornton to do...
Walk 1 headed off to the Jerusalem Creek...
Our planned route was to follow Jerusalem...
An early creek crossing tested our ability...
The initial approach to The Pinnacle had us...
A rest break part way on the approach to The...
The view of The Pinnacle high above had us...
Undeterred we moved on along old forestry...
The peace of the bush and the sounds of...
From the junction of Gap Track and Pinnacle...
At the summit it was more than a lunch break...
A glimpse of an arm of Lake Eildon hinted at...
The descent from the summit of The Pinnacle...
A `slightly` damaged footbridge passed...
There was even a welcoming party for our...
Mission accomplished we stopped at a lookout...
Walk 2 headed further north to the Devil...
Starting from the Walaby Bay carpark we made...
The word had got around and a welcoming...
The Nature Trail, however, was not for us....
Not as far, not as steep as the track up The...
For those with the energy to turn around...
A more casual stroll along a section of the...
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After a cautious descent down the other side...
The dry conditions and low water level in...
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A seat left by a departed houseboat added a...
From School House Point we joined the Walaby...
The seven kilometers back to the carpark...
Coffee or not, a stop along Skyline Road to...
And with time to spare we made it in time...
Walk 3 took us to the Cathedral Range NP on...
A slightly smaller group marshalled at Cooks...
A warmup stretch along the Little River...
It was a steady climb to reach the ridge...
A beetle sunning by the trackside distracted...
The faster walkers had time to wait and...
One even casually wandered out into the open...
From Neds Saddle we headed first to Little...
The ever-captivating views took priority,...
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A moment of meditation high above the...
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Yet to come was the ridgeline traverse. The...
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Scrambling up and down the exposed rocky...
As heavy skies closed in we were pleased to...
One final ascent to Jawbone carpark and the...
The more relaxed closing leg along Saint...
And with an average age of 82 years the ...
