KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK 2011 & 2013
ROUND MOUNTAIN TO JAGUNGAL PHOTOGRAPHS


All photographs by Paul Ellis except where noted

2011

Sunset on Mount Jagungal taken from Round Mountain Hut - L-R Sandra Kelley, Jim Graham, Paul Ellis

Photo by Peter Farrell

Descending to the Tumut River Valley from Round Mountain Hut

Crossing the Tumut River - L-R Sandra Kelley, Jan Furyk & Margaret Perkins

Margarret Perkins up to her waist in the Tumut River

Photo by Peter Farrell

Ascending out of the Tumut River Valley and up onto Farm Ridge - L-R Margaret Perkins, Sandra Kelley & Paul Ellis

Photo by Peter Farrell

Near the top of the climb onto Farm Ridge with the Tumut River Valley below - Sandra up front with Margaret following

Crossing the grassy Plains of Farm Ridge with our destination - Mount Jagungal - in the distance

Dead Snow Gums dominate the landscape on Farm Ridge - Burned out in the bushfires of 2003 - A Tragedy

Peter Farrell does his best Michael Jackson impersonation during lunch on Farm Ridge

Descending into the Bogong Creek Valley on the Grey Mare Trail - but look at the ascent awaiting us on the other side

The walls of O'Keefes Hut were full of interesting reading - newspapers from the 1930's

The view towards the Kosciuszko Main Range - taken during the ascent up the slopes of Mount Jagungal

On top of Mount Jagungal - L-R Margaret Perkins, Jan Furyk and Sandra Kelley

Photo by Peter Farrell

Noel Walton and Jim Graham relax in the grass just below the summit of Mount Jagungal

Photo by Peter Farrell

The walk out on the Round Mountain Trail and a hot tiring ascent to finish the walk

2013

Canberra Bushwalkers relaxing round the communal campfire at Dershkos Hut Camping Area on first evening of the hike.
L-R: Cynthia, Lois, Chris, Rupert and Kim

Early morning day 2 and Jagungal appears over a sea of early morning mist from Dershkos Camping Area

Chris leads a group up the flank of Jagungal to the first ridge

Making our way up the final ascent to the main summit of Jagungal

The 'Crocs Teeth' rock formations near the northern end of Mt Jagungal

Jeff and Chris lead the way past another rock outcrop during the descent off Jagungal's northern flank

The Tumut River isn't as deep as I remember it from last time (see 2011 photo's)
Photo courtesy Chris Francis


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