Bushwalk Australia

Thanks to the helpful advice from Tortoise, I tried her suggested route up Wild Dog Tier yesterday. I haven't tried the book's route to compare, but it sounded unenticing, with many kms of dull brown-green scenery. This route had a few contours to trip over, some semi-dry myrtle forest - but at least there was forest - and it was wayyyyy faster - I was home for a late lunch (out before lunchtime, but then I had the drive to do). A shorter drive is another bonus. There WAS the hole, and it was scary, but I survive to tell the story. Map of my route, story, pics, and the hole waypointed for those who want to know when trouble is coming, are all in my blog
[url]natureloverswalks.blogspot.com[/url]

I also climbed Rats Castle in the last week, this one with a friend. That story is there with pics too.

naturelover wrote:Thanks to the helpful advice from Tortoise, I tried her suggested route up Wild Dog Tier yesterday. I haven't tried the book's route to compare, but it sounded unenticing, with many kms of dull brown-green scenery. This route had a few contours to trip over, some semi-dry myrtle forest - but at least there was forest - and it was wayyyyy faster - I was home for a late lunch (out before lunchtime, but then I had the drive to do). A shorter drive is another bonus. There WAS the hole, and it was scary, but I survive to tell the story. Map of my route, story, pics, and the hole waypointed for those who want to know when trouble is coming, are all in my blog
[url]natureloverswalks.blogspot.com[/url]

I also climbed Rats Castle in the last week, this one with a friend. That story is there with pics too.

Hi Nervous Naturelover,

Glad it worked out. Enjoyed your report, as always. Sorry about the colander brain - I could have sworn the Big Hole was the one that was marked. (And yes, now that you mention it, it was the pair of holes that made it a bit scary.) Thanks for marking the waypoint - others have asked about it.

I actually really liked the bit along Sales Rivulet - but maybe that was because I was seeing it through the eyes of some young 'uns I'd taken along, who had never seen cushion plants, pencil pines, coral fern, babbling alpine brook etc.

Re Rats Castle - I opted for the more direct route up and back, and never did work out why it wasn't the standard one.

Cheers,
Timorous Tortoise

If it helps, TT, my husband loved the last of my photos that depicted the area you talked about. I think I was just in a glum mood, and not ready to be easily pleased that day. Do you know, I saw smoke issuing from something small from up high, and was almost hoping it might be my car burning - which would spare me a meeting with the hole