Vic High Country East Xmas 2020

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Heading off down the mountain i stopped at Fainter Falls for a look


I headed bush again and stopped for an early camp on Rodda Creek Track as it looked like a storm was coming through.
found a big open area and only just got the fire going when the wind hit so i quickly doused the fire and jumped in the canopy for some protection from flying branches

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Next morning i headed off to Mitta Mitta to get fuel but it was closed, nice spot for a coffee


then headed via a southern dirt track tour to Dartmouth Dam




Then up to Mt Benambra lookout

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Lots of roads closed due to fire damage so had to do a million detours to get where i wanted which didn't ease my worries about not getting fuel for the last few days.


Heading up to Mt Gibbo


Mt Gibbo




1750 metres

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I headed down the hill and across then up to Mt Pinnibar 1772m




I set up camp and settled in for a relaxing afternoon


But then the fog rolled in spoiling the view

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I awoke in the morning still surrounded by mist and after waiting a while that hadn't improved so i decided to head off down the hill.


100 metres down the hill i dropped out below the mist and had a great view up the valley.


I checked out Dogmans Hut at Tom Groggin




I then headed out one of the best drives in the high country, Davies Plain Track, then stopped at Davies plain Hut.






As i was driving past Kings Plain Track i noticed the altitude was pretty high.

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I continued on down passing a private hut.


Passed the remains of an old vehicle.


Stopped in to look at one of the newer huts that has been built since the fires.

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I made my way up to Blue Rag Trig where i spent the night watching the moon rise and woke to some fog in the valleys.

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I made my way back to the bitumen but took a track off to the left which was very narrow and steep which took me down into the valleys and out of the high country passing tourists and camps galore.
I drove on up to the Vic Border passing one of the lakes which looked magic with its dead trees reflected on a dead still day.


I camped on the Murray for the night.




Next Morning i found the Qld border would be closing that day so made a beeline straight through NSW without stopping.

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Floods were rising at the campsite I had picked so I kept driving and pulled up at an abandoned fuel stop which had a rest area beside it.




Next morning made a beeline for home to end an eventful trip.