Mt Scabby ACT/NSW border 1800m

[Tony]

After talking about doing MT Scabby trip for twenty years last Friday with friends Andrew and Gavin I finally did it, Andrew was returning for the first time in 37 years, and wow we where surprised by the beauty of the place and the brilliant views from the Main Range KNP in the south to the Tinderry Range to the east and the Bogong range to the NE and nearly every main peak in the Namadgi National Park could be seen. There was so much to see and as this was a day walk time was short, an overnight trip to explore more is planned soon.

We started at Rowleys Hut in the Yaouk Valley, the walk up was through moderately thick scrub and took about three hours.

Tony


Welcoming party

One of the party checking out my lightweight gear

Mt Scabby 1800m center

Granite slab half way up

The view looking south toward the Main Range KNP, Yaouk Valley in the forground

The head waters of the Cotter River in the forground (Canberras main water supply)
with Mt Kelly in the distance

Unnamed peak on other side of Cotter river 1810m

Cotter River head waters with Mt Murray (left peak) and ACT highest peak Mt Bimberi 1912m center

Looking SW over Mt Scabby

Looking east to Mt Gudgenby with the Tindery range in the distance

ACT/NSW border marker

Heading down

[Robbo]

Good series of photos, Tony. The dust hasn't come that far south I see...

TR

[Tony]

Hi Robbo,

Good series of photos, Tony. The dust hasn't come that far south I see...

TR

The dust storm went through the Canberra region last Tuesday http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2009/09/22/2693336.htm , on Friday night it rained red mud, our cars and everything else outside was covered in mud even the roads where red. It has been sleeting here today, we where blest with the weather on Friday.

Tony