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Christmas in Victoria's High Country, 2007

Vacating our house in Melbourne for exchangees from Scotland, we spent two weeks in the Victorian Alps, firstly in a lodge at Falls Creek Alpine Village and then at Tawonga Sth near Mt Beauty.
Christmas Day was spent at Mt Hotham where we set out on the Feathertop Ridge walk and celebrated with lunch on a granite outcrop surrounded by distant mountains in various shades of blue and purple.
Storm clouds over the Kiewa Valley
Storm clouds over the Kiewa Valley		 Summer grass in the Kiewa Valley
Summer grass in the Kiewa Valley		 Mt Bogong.view.
Mt Bogong.view.		 View above the Mitta Mitta River on the road to Omeo
View above the Mitta Mitta River on the road to Omeo		 Snowgums and Lupines around Falls Creek
Snowgums and Lupines around Falls Creek
Herbal meadows on the alpine high plains.
Herbal meadows on the alpine high plains.		 Alpine Daisies
Alpine Daisies		 Billy Buttons
Billy Buttons		 Distant mountain view through Snowgums.
Distant mountain view through Snowgums.		 Walking to Wallace Hut
Walking to Wallace Hut
Masses of yellow along the way
Masses of yellow along the way		 Flowers and Snowgums
Flowers and Snowgums		 Wallace Hut, the oldest remaining cattlemen's hut on the high plains. Classified by NT
Wallace Hut, the oldest remaining cattlemen's hut on the high plains. Classified by NT		 Further along, Cope Hut
Further along, Cope Hut		 View from our picnic site near Cope Hut
View from our picnic site near Cope Hut
Fitzgerald Hut
Fitzgerald Hut		 Old corral at Fitzgrald Hut
Old corral at Fitzgrald Hut		 More flowers and Snowgums
More flowers and Snowgums		 Taking a rest on the way
Taking a rest on the way		 Landscape around Kelly Hut
Landscape around Kelly Hut
Kelly Hut
Kelly Hut		 Lunch in Kelly Hut
Lunch in Kelly Hut		 Start of our Christmas Day walk at Mt Hotham
Start of our Christmas Day walk at Mt Hotham		 The Feathertop Ridge Trail
The Feathertop Ridge Trail		 Mt Buffalo seen from the Feathertop Ridge Trail
Mt Buffalo seen from the Feathertop Ridge Trail
Christmas Lunch !!!
Christmas Lunch !!!		 Branches
Branches		 Low cloud mist at the start of the Tawonga Huts walk
Low cloud mist at the start of the Tawonga Huts walk		 Philip checks the visibility
Philip checks the visibility		 Shall we continue?
Shall we continue?
Yes,clearing mist as we begin the climb from Pretty Valley Lake
Yes,clearing mist as we begin the climb from Pretty Valley Lake		 Now a clear view back to Pretty Valley Lake
Now a clear view back to Pretty Valley Lake		 Tawonga Hut
Tawonga Hut		 Tawonga Hut lunch
Tawonga Hut lunch		 Basecamp at Tawonga South
Basecamp at Tawonga South

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ellajoy PM reply 01-Jan-2008 21:36
Barb, this is a beautiful gallery. I love the colours, the composition and the way you have captured the flowers, grasses and trees. I will look at this gallery often!
Joy
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