Waterfall Valley (May 08)

[wello]

Some fairly old photos here, but I only just got some software that could reduce my photos to an acceptable size

We started from Waldheim, following the horse track. Just above the Scout Hut, we broke through the clouds. Spectacular!

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We climbed Cradle in perfect conditions, but the cloud was streaming in from the West.

Dove Lake to the right, from high on Cradle Mountain

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It started to break up a bit on the way into Waterfall Valley.

Cloud streaming over Barn Bluff

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[wello]

We checked out one of the waterfalls - surprising to still have decent colour on the fagus in May. There was even a platypus foraging around the base of the falls!

Branagan Falls (20min south of Waterfall Valley hut)

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The next day we climbed Barn Bluff in the cloud, and headed west to Mt Inglis. Thanks to various fourm members who helped with the planning of the trip. We had low cloud for most of the day, but did get enough clear patches to avoid getting lost!

Fury Gorge from Mt Inglis

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From Mt Inglis, we headed back across country to the southern end of Lake Will and Innes Falls. These too were spectacular.

Innes Falls - more good fagus

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[wello]

We ended up walking for about an hour by torch light along the Overland Track to get back to Waterfall Valley hut. It was a long and rewarding day.

The next morning we walked out via Lake Rodway. We had more cloud, a little rain and the fagus was well past its best in that area. We did see a pair of Black Cockatoos, which kind of made up for the poor weather.

Black Cockatoo near Lake Rodway

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We finished the walk by crossing Hanson's Peak and exiting to Dove Lake.

Wello

[Steve]

Woah, most of them shots are real good. The cloud blanketing off Barn Bluff looks cool as.