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Sunday, 30 November 2014

Snowy Friends

Mountain Emus



Kangaroos 


Pacific Black Duck 

Australasian Pipit 

Flame Robin 



Brumbies 


Noisy Friar Birds 


Superb Wren 

White throated Gerygone 


Satin Bowerbird (female) 

Crimson Rosella 

Striated Pardolote 


European Goldfinch 


Geehi and the Western Fall


Geehi is south of Thredbo past Tom Groggin and the Murray River. It sits on the Swampy Plains River at the base of the Western Fall of the Snowy Mountains. Unlike the north and east approach to the Snowy Mountains the Western Fall is quite abrupt and looking up at the main range is more imposing and feels more like mountains.
Five huts have been built as fishing lodges along the Swampy Plains River here. 

Geehi Hut at the Geehi Picnic and Camping area  


The Western Fall 




The first crossing of the Swampy Plains River. Deeper than it looks but drove through  no problems.




Keebles Hut 


 The river at Keebles Hut  

Walked from Keebles Hut to Old Geehi Hut which was only 4klm return.
The crossing of the Swampy Plains River. Wet shoes on this one. 


Old Geehi Hut 



The river at Old Geehi 


The Western Fall from the track on the way back. 

Mt Townsend from Geehi. The second highest mountain in Australia. 

Back at Geehi, not the best time for long exposure photos as looking straight into the late arvo sun. 

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Rainbow Lake

Rainbow Lake is a small dam built to supply water to the old Kosciusko Hotel which has burnt down and no longer exists. It was on the other side of the creek from what is now Sponnars Chalet. The walk to the Lake is through pleasant wooded country and only 3.5klm return.

Spencer Creek on the road back from Charlotte Pass

Sponnars Chalet and the small lake at the site of the old Kosciusko Hotel 


First view of the lake as you come down the hill. 

The overflow around the dam wall 

Very calm here 




Afternoon light on the waterlilys. 


Looking back at the dam wall 

At the back of the lake 

Cascades in the creek downstream of the dam wall.