Sunday, January 15, 2006


View from the Helipad of the Pinnacles (highest peak on the left) and the track we took.

Ken's truck on the track back from the Pinnacles

Heading down the track from the Helipad

Randall track

Conway Track

Views as we headed back from the Pinnacles

Wayne, or wonderful trip leader directing the bikers in the recovery.

Terry ready to winch through shackle block on Wayne's truck.

The three bikers with the bike in the blackberry patch

John, Wayne, Milan and Lloyd recovering the trail bike. Belinda in the background watching.

Recovering the trail bike

Hard work pulling the bike back to the track

Recovering the trail bike

This is one very lucky trail bike rider. Lloyd and Belinda looking at the recovered bike.

The trail bike fell from the track (left) into the blackberry bushes down the embankment (right)

Two of the trail bikes

Crooked River Track sign on our way home

Saturday, January 14, 2006

2006 Great Divide Tours - Victorian High Country Trek

Saturday - 14 January 2006

This was the last day (day 7) of our trek along the Victorian High Country.

We broke camp at Talbotville Township Site and drove to the highest point of our travels, some 1730 metres above sea level to a place called Mount Bluerag.

Our trip leader Wayne had promised a most exciting day and his promise was kept. Originally he intended for us all to drive up Basalt Knob track but alas he could not drive over the huge first conservation mound, so we had to take another route to our first stop, morning tea at the Red Cabin.

After that we drove along the Bluerag track to Mount Bluerag. Carol drove our truck all the way, and seeing she had not driven all week, we were all very impressed by her driving skills and achievement.

At the top of Mount Bluerag we all took in the breathtaking views, had the compulsory group photo taken by Belinda, Wayne's wife, then proceeded down the same track to the bitumen crossroad.

Here we all said our goodbyes and took our own way to where-ever we were going.
It had been a fabulous week where we created great friendships with wonderful co-participants in this adventure.

Wayne had been a terrific trip leader and the experience will always be remembered with great joy and pleasure.


We camped at Talbotville Township Site for three nights

Carol & Mike Breaking camp at Talbotville Township Site

Wendy, Ken and Jonathan packing up

Terry and Lynn

Milan and Kristina breaking camp

Lloyd and Chris

John and Barbara packing up
Eliza, Belinda and Wayne
Carol & Mike - Carol making breakfast

Regrowth on Left - bare on the right

Victorian High Country track

Victorian High Country track

Victorian High Country track

Views as we drove

The Red Cabin

Morning Tea stop at the Red Cabin on the Basalt Knob track going to Bluerag

Red cabin

Beautiful wild flower

Nature is just fantastic

Inside of Red Cabin

Regrowth after bushfires

The silver of the gums - what a sight

All burnt out by bushfires

Signpost from Basalt Knob track to Bluerag

Burnt out Mountain Ash on the track to Mount Bluerag

Burnt out Mountain Ash on the track to Mount Bluerag

Views on the track to Mount Bluerag

The track is just so narrow

What a view

Snow Gums at around 1300 metres on the Bluerag track

Scenery was amazing

On the track to Mount Bluerag

On the track to Mount Bluerag