Thursday, 1 July 2021

Day 76 Kroombit Tops

The forest is getting thicker

Thursday 1st July, 2021 18.6km

The rain settled in last night. It was the first time I had to pack inside the tent proper pulling the inner out and leaving the fly last. I'll have to make sure I set it up tonight for the wet pull down.
Fog and drizzle has settled in so it's a no to a return back north to the escarpment walk. I set off down the road and the country changes to a more rainforest feel. The creeks though look like they haven't run in a while so a good down pour would not go astray.
Moving into rainforest

It's a pleasant walk with the rain getting heavier and as I get closer to the escarpment I can hear the wind blowing a gale.

Tree ferns

I get to the lookout and it's all in fog so I see nothing. The road then begins dropping away as you come down the range. The rain eases a bit and as my notebook is packed away to keep dry, I miss a supposed dam. The notes talk about logging trucks and I come across a memorial to a logger killed but I assume now it's a National Park the logging has stopped. I get down to the bottom of the range and the suggested camp is a bit of ground before the grid to exit the park. There is of course no water in the creek so I keep moving into the cattle station and eventually find water from a bore that tastes surprisingly good.
It's while I'm sitting here a Ute rolls up and I meet Chris. We have the usual chat and he seemed surprised by me walking. He then tells me he is a rock climber. Now I think those people are a bit strange, walking is easy and I get the belly wobbles at any height.

Decided not to take the tourist drive
We have a bit of a chat and he offers me a hat. Dr Brian would be happy so I accept. He did ask if I wanted anything and I said it's funny I get cravings for a fizzy drink (I think in a previous blog I said people are welcome, if they see me, to throw cans at me as long as they are Pepsi Max and are cold and full).

Also the next stop is at Mungungo Pub where I hope the kitchen is open (not on Mondays) and a burger is on the menu. We part ways and I head off looking for the next stealth camp as the next official camp is 20 km away and I think this is not a gazetted road and there is no road corridor. In the end I find a nice flat spot. Another drizzly night on the cards. The hat worked well in
wet and slippery
keeping drizzle out of my face. The weather is due to get worse tomorrow.







Memorial to Glen Hocky, a logger 
who died in 1994


Checkout the Elkhorn in the tree

Yes it does. I will come back in a car.

New Hat. Thanks Chris



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