I'm sure everyone has seen the same pictures, but it's my turn now
I visited the Walls and planned to get to the Dixon's Kingdon Hut and go from there.
It was a very warm day. Walking with a fullish pack for the first time was hard, but interesting.
I found the spot where I had to turn around in September due to the snow being over a metre deep and not knowing where to go. About 50m from the Pool of Bethesda, it was interesting.
After 3 hours I arrived at the Hut and set up a tent outside for the first time ever.
Very thankfully I headed up Jerusalem that evening.
This was near a boardwalk with nothing else around it. But some fool chucked their foot right in the middle of it.
The map reads this is looking in the direction of Lake Thor.
Lake Salome. Name the hill in the background? It's a game.
Everything was so clear from top of Jerusalem. I had never seen a place with so much to see, that could actually be seen.
I was supposed to get up at 5am and be on The Temple for sunrise. Mr Weather had a different idea. Rain/drizzle all night and out to this.
I packed up and headed down Jaffa Vale. I don't really know how, but it took me an hour to reach the Rego Book Box.
It was too drizzly and wet between the rego box and the top of Lake Meston to take photos or anything. But it looked like awesome landscapes. I enjoyed the swapy plains between Lake Adelaide and Meston. They are very tuff.
At Lake Meston hut I decided to do the sensible thing and walk out, via Lake Myrtle track. I did want to have a look around Rogoona and the other lakes and waterfalls in the area, but I lost.
Walkers are a funny bunch. This made me laugh and I did have a turn too.
Rogoona over Lake Myrtle.
The Blizzard Plain is a truly brilliant invention.
The downhill section of the Myrtle track is very steep. On reaching the road, I had to run/walk the 8km back to the Wall's main carpark. By this time I was in a tremendous
amount of pain, all coming from my feet. The last km uphill made me feel very sick, but on reaching the car, all was worth it. A great journey.
THEN
On New Years Eve, without even thinking about it, I set off for the Pelion Hut area. I started to walk the Arm River track at 6pm. It was drizzling the whole way in. Reached Pelion at 830. Firstly I was amazed at the size of the Pelion Hut. Very big. I didnt look inside that night, but a lady told me there was probably plenty of room inside. So I went and built a tent.
Hoping the weather would clear and allow me to climb Ossa and Pelion East on New Years Day, I was laying down to sleep by 930.
It rained all night and was drizzling but fine in the morning. I still had not had a sight of Mrs Ossa.
So I had crack at Pelion East anyways.
For my troubles of sticking to the track, my right foot went knee deep a mud bog. Which I was happy with.
20 minutes up, a windy snow storm came in.
Mt Ossa.
Pelion East.
Within 10 minutes the ground was completely white, only a thin layer of snow and then hail. I turned around as things were getting a bit silly and the hail really was stinging my legs and face.
With hope gone of seeing anything,
Ossa finally partially came out (I assume it is Ossa) as I was heading off.
On the walk out, small trickes of water the night before, had turned into fast flowing rivers. I fell in love with buttongrass rivers. We've got a thing going on.
More pretty things .
The day before it was possible to walk through here without getting wet. It had turned into a shin deep river overnight.
But, another good fun trip and a good warmup for my first half marathon which was 3 days later.
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