The Toparies at Railton were amazing, about 50 of them all very creative. Sheffield had their 25th Anniversary of Murals with lovely artwork all around town. I was picked up on Tuesday morning by Mary for a day at Cradle Mountain. We left Dove Lake Car Park at 10am to attempt to climb to the top and arrived at the Summit 1545m above sea level at 1.45pm WOW!! The 1st section to Marion's Lookout said rough & steep and took an hour then some easier walking to our lunch spot at Kitchen Hut before two hours of climbing over large boulders, we had 15mins of Celebrations and Contemplation before coming back down, doing much of the boulders sliding on my bottom. At Kitchen Hut decided to come back a different way along the Face track and then down via Lake Wilks (a rock face with a chain to hold). Then had to walk the length of Dove Lake which brought us through the Ballroom Forrest (the most exquisite rain forrest I have seen). Wednesday I mostly rested, with short walks so I didn't cease up. Thursday I left Sheffield and walked the circuit of Leven Canyon, with it's 697 steps. Friday a quiet day at the Rhododendron Garden at Emu Valley then camped at Sisters Beach, today at Stanley I visited the Highfield Historic site before climbing The Nut, I was tempted to use the Chair Lift but didn't, if I am not blown away in the night tomorrow I am going to The End of the Earth.
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| Mary "Are we there yet?" |
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| Tranquility at Sisters Beach |
The Toparies at Railton were amazing, about 50 of them all very creative. Sheffield had their 25th Anniversary of Murals with lovely artwork all around town. I was picked up on Tuesday morning by Mary for a day at Cradle Mountain. We left Dove Lake Car Park at 10am to attempt to climb to the top and arrived at the Summit 1545m above sea level at 1.45pm WOW!! The 1st section to Marion's Lookout said rough & steep and took an hour then some easier walking to our lunch spot at Kitchen Hut before two hours of climbing over large boulders, we had 15mins of Celebrations and Contemplation before coming back down, doing much of the boulders sliding on my bottom. At Kitchen Hut decided to come back a different way along the Face track and then down via Lake Wilks (a rock face with a chain to hold). Then had to walk the length of Dove Lake which brought us through the Ballroom Forrest (the most exquisite rain forrest I have seen). Wednesday I mostly rested, with short walks so I didn't cease up. Thursday I left Sheffield and walked the circuit of Leven Canyon, with it's 697 steps. Friday a quiet day at the Rhododendron Garden at Emu Valley then camped at Sisters Beach, today at Stanley I visited the Highfield Historic site before climbing The Nut, I was tempted to use the Chair Lift but didn't, if I am not blown away in the night tomorrow I am going to The End of the Earth.
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