The Australian High Country 2018 – Day 9 – Kosciusko National Park

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The morning view from the back yard of our room.

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Juvenile crimson rosella in Jindabyne

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The road to Kosciusko

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Spencers Creek at 1730 metres above sea level

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Spencers Creek valley

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Gnarled snow gums at Charlottes Pass – it was 14 degrees with 60km/hr winds

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The confluence of the Snowy River and Club Lake Creek looking towards the Main Range.

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The Snowy River near Charlottes Pass

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The Man (walking) from Snowy River

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Club Lake Creek

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Most of the tracks in this section of Kosciusko National park are wide enough for vehicles to enable rescues and maintenance

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Late flowering of paper daisy on Snowy River walk

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The autumn sun behind snow gums

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More alpine daisies

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Sphagnum bogs with Mount Lee in the background

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Most of the daisies had turned to seed.

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Summit track

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The author enjoying the day

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Granitic rocks weathered by ice

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Looking wowards Blue Lake and Mount Twynam

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The Rams Head Range from the Summit Track

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Mount Kosciusko in the middle right distance

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Daisy and insect – the grasses were alive with insects – huge amount of grasshoppers

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The Snowy River valley from the Summit Track

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Intense colours on a snow gum

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Driving back across the National Park

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Creek below Charlottes Pass on the eastern side

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Friends joined us for afternoon tea

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Please can I have a sandwich? The kangaroos wanting to join us at the table and got this close to try and take it.

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Pleeaaasse……………….

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A raven watching the antics below

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This marspial roo-ing the day he invited the ravens

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Gum blossom at Sawpit Creek

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A brush-tailed possum on our roof.

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Go brushy!


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