Della: Steve and I, with Tiny and Spot, spent the last 2 days walking over the Baw Baw Plateau from Baw Baw across to Newlands Road on the Upper Yarra Walking Track. It was a delightful walk and we selected good weather for it (which is needed!). One section on the first day was particularly hard-going, and only on the second day did we discover that we had taken an old, heavily overgrown route to Phillack saddle instead of the (apparently!) new route which now exists. Computer maps are not always up to date! It was beautiful, but daunting. We will return to try out the new route another time! The second day’s walk from Phillack Saddle to Newlands Road was lovely and good walking, apart from the last couple of kilometres where the track was overgrown with seasonal weeds. A beautiful trip overall!
Mueller’s cairn, Baw Baw summit. Leaping dogs!
Baw Baw, Mueller’s Lookout. Love the bearded fence!
Old (wrong) Baw Baw to Phillack Saddle track. The track is well below the chest height of the vegetation.
But even wrong tracks have their bonuses. This is indeed a splendid vista. Freeman’s Flat.
Phillack Saddle: first night’s camp. Dogs being helpful. Tiny went to bed before the tent was up!
Tiny and me warm in in our tent.
Mount Whitelaw hut ruin. Lunch, day 2.
Love this pic that Steve took! He was going to snap this fairly mundane rock when the 2 dogs leapt on top and made the picture a winner!
Great scenery. Spot leaping ahead.