Northern and Southern Grampians

After the Victoria Range we went on the Halls Gap where the highlight was climbing Mt Garr.

On the way to Mt Garr

Cliffs of Mt Garr

 

Climbing  to Mt Garr

Summit ridge of Garr looking to rocky tor

We also went to Chinamans Wall where there were obvious signs of rockclimbing hardware (bolts dried in walls and white powder marks)

Domes Chinamans Wall

Finally it was down to the southern end of the Grampians and a climb up Murdajdoog (Mt Abrupt)

 

Signal Peak from Mt Abrupt

On the way to Mt Abrupt - Murgadjoog

Western Grampians Area

From Canberra we travelled south west to cross the Murray River at Barham, where the river was to the top of the bank.

River Murray at Barham

Our first park to visit was Djurite (Mt Arapiles) where we were surprised by the large numbers of rock climbers camped there. Apart from the cliffs it is a place of nice flowers.

Mint bush below cliffs at Arapiles

Rock climbers camp at Arapiles

Next came Burrunj (Black Range) again featuring cliffs and wildflowers.

Burrunj cliffs

In the Victoria Range is the spectacular Fortress

Fortress

Fortress

And a little further south on the range is the Chimney Pots

Chimney Pots cliffs

South Coast NSW Part 2

North of Eden is another section of Ben Boyd NP and we went for a short walk to Haycock Point and Barmouth before driving on to Bournda NP. The damage from the strong winds that hit this part of NSW early in September was very evident, with large numbers of trees down and we could see the park staff had been busy with chainsaws. We did a circuit walk to Bournda Lagoon and returned via Bournda Trig, where again the view was reduced by the scrub and trees. The other walk was in the northern section on the undulating Kangarutha Track.

Next stop was Canberra.

 

Haycock Point

 

One of several clearings near Haycock Point

 

Campsite at Bounrda NP

 

Bournda Lagoon

 

Bournda Lagoon

 

Tress at Bournda campsite

 

Coastline Bournda NP – on Kangarutha Track

NSW South Coast

The wind was quite strong on the day we started the holiday, but fortunately was les so in the north of the state and we survived the ferry crossing OK.

Our first stop was at Wonboyn where we waked in  part of the Nadgee Nature Reserve.  The photo below is the mouth of the Merrica River.  We did climb Tumbledown Mountain, however you wouldn’t climb it for the views which  was obstructed by trees.

 

Merrica River Mouth  Nadgee Reserve

Inland a bit is Mt Imlay and it was a steep 600 metre climb.

 

 

Summit of Mt Imlay from part way up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On summit ridge of Mt Imlay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From there it was to the southern section of Ben Boyd NP

 

 

 

Patersonia at Bittangabee Bay, Ben Boyd NP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bittangabee Bay

 

Further north is Ben Boyd Tower and the coastline there