Day 75 Griffith Creek Kroomit Tops

Up away early

 Day 75 Wednesday 30th June, 2021 16.5km

1936.9 / 3162km

I was planning a shortened day with all the walking uphill but the weather moving means I'm unsure of what to expect.

Open forest as I get to the top

So it's an early rise and getting on the roller coaster again as we slowly gain height. It gets wetter as I get higher so the plan is always being mulled over in my head. I need to get water and have been told that there is water at Griffith Creek, also the ranger station has a rainwater tank but I've been told that the tap might not be accessible.

Eventually I get to the top. I'm camping up here tonight. The ranger station is 1.6 km to my left Griffith Creek 600m to my right. I decide to go to Griffith Creek to find the "reliable running water" is a muddy puddle from last night's rain. There is a tank but it is bore water and smelly, worst I've smelt on this trip. There are three caravans here but nobody home to ask . So whilst I take some of the bore water I move off to the south to the next creek that apparently runs clear.

Of course it's

Open forest as I get to the top

another creek that hasn't run in a long while. But since it goes through a rocky patch just after the road there are pools of water that are coloured by tannin but overall are good. I pour out the bore water and filter a couple of litres for my night camp and move off. Another stealth camp as I'm not walking back to Griffith Creek. I find a small knoll off the road and the ground is fairly level so I set up behind a fallen tree away from most other trees knowing the weather is moving in tonight.

I got disturbed by a group of pigs coming through but a bit of a noise and light from me have them high tailing it back down the hill. It rained lightly most of the night.

The reliable water at Griffith Creek

Griffith Creek camp

Elkhorn

the rocky creek water

The filtering but tasted a lot better than the bore

My camp spot

Still some climbing to do