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| Early morning fog |
NSW Day 6 (148) Tuesday 19th October, 2021 22.4kmThere were are couple of mice annoying me last night. I hung up all my food as mice normally hang around man made structures. Knowing the food was safe didn't help as they scurried around me as I tried to sleep.
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| Needed smoke out of a chimney |
I have to catch up the 6 or so km that I didn't do yesterday. But being out of the thunderstorm was a better option.
It was a short walk up the highway then a walk down McLeod Creek road. This started through farmland then climbs a range to State Forest. I got to the top of Darcy's Hill for breakfast and as I had signal I was able to send some photos to Belinda. Although each upload was 7 to 10 minutes as the signal went from 4g to 3g.
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| The road through State forest |
The track winds across state forest before starting a descend to Sandy Creek. I decided to stop here and rest for a while. The water was clear and cool and the day was warm enough to wash down without freezing.
It's back into farmland and a bugger of a climb back up till I meet Demon Creek Rd. Then it's a plunge back down. From the top there are spectacular views up the Demon Fault. This happened as the earth's crust moved 15 kilometres north and split the range. I'll be following the creeks along the fault and climb out the other end.
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| A bit of colour |
Bit of drama at the designated camp. I wasn't happy with the spot as large dead trees with an undermined bank overhung the spot. I went looking around and came back to find a black snake with a red belly searching through the grass next to my pack. He looked at me walking up and decided to ignore me. I tried rolling some rocks near him but it took a couple of stamps of my boots to get him to move a short distance when he decided not to go any further. It was enough for me to get my pack and move up the track. He just watched me go. Hope I'm far enough away tonight.
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| Creek for lunch and wash |
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| Looking down the valley I'll be walking |
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| Demon fault |
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| The snake |
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