Join me on a bush walk
#1
Join me on a bush walk
Our bush walks this week have been wonderful. Too good to not share.
So, come with me….
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/4a61763d_a922_426a_b25b_d2b00dd29ef7_f2baa546b7810dd29412e9690084b950cdc0cfa3.jpeg)
Boardwalks through the buttongrass
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/700994e4_cd92_4d2c_989a_2e887780f3cf_128dad467624114cd4fe5ab687e2490fcff2836e.jpeg)
Heading to the hills
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/8c33f4cc_2956_4f08_be21_6471ccd0426a_36dab1d2d24ede8c5cdfbb1a02b58ded0cd44250.jpeg)
Getting higher, a few little waterfalls
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/9d4db123_c6ce_4fe7_9dd8_753f988961ff_3bd23df8e9edc58409d036207dace724588318ec.jpeg)
The fagus is beginning to turn
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/a08c126a_9ba2_4636_8bc6_52a5e0b1c19d_d0704248694d8097dd334e13dc53becb8c309d70.jpeg)
Elevated view looking back to where we started
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/4d97cf6b_2139_4060_9f40_826acf47af20_3be357241911cb427f49c9ceffd6215c424cc172.jpeg)
Heading to the Crater Lake
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/1cbed96a_69cd_4dba_93c4_2358c4300a1e_981af9eb2ab3dbb1ce74560fc5ddb9b8f5756e21.jpeg)
Crater Lake
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/c892ceda_6f3c_4c63_9ac5_3418fca2fbd9_1a7bc2865bc4c90bee7b0467ded145545ba820e6.jpeg)
Path onwards
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/0a7a0c81_d7e6_46cb_bc93_a60bc8bd51b0_bfd7a7f6db8e85074be59cf7090508b399c73667.jpeg)
A bit straggly here
![](https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/2df72696_a58b_40f3_a2e2_dd465d7f589f_bb47aa7e565ecfdaef09c3ba4579106ff61cd5e7.jpeg)
Higher it looks darker
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/ee29ac00_68ad_4040_a2da_6bdc40ef941b_de206ee20a8e99921df14e26e6b81732a6d975c8.jpeg)
Over the crest and looking down to Lake Lilla and Dove Lake
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/1eeb30ff_21e9_4842_9683_dc0109726eb4_13490359a924ae9bd61bb1f650c321041f32383e.jpeg)
Most of us just lunching here, but others heading on a 7 day trek…
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/afc9949f_be30_4ed2_92be_1def71f409fd_f983f17b07cc384b7f07e506caa334462dd4e11a.jpeg)
Passing Wombat Pool
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/0473634d_c67a_4ba2_8ab5_edfea29d610d_865c40bba07b1d1288a32022d0c9d331dcdb9203.jpeg)
Dove Lake
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/f8d17c12_c889_483f_ab6c_83ed44969413_6b161a2e1c358f29282b07a6a5bf6f36c01960f5.jpeg)
The lake
Then around this lake
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/5b0c9dd5_f8be_4005_87f7_8eff765fb300_095a163815bea75e378137984a965fc07769841d.jpeg)
Glacier Rock on the left, people on it
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/ef1e7f76_c033_4127_bdd6_4425e16bf8b1_8c4678d9f434953044edd01f4590a01f5abf8bb0.jpeg)
Walkers on the rock, nice viewpoint
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/2d448df8_c436_4244_8f86_0c697aef3161_01fcadb79fadeee4ac72fab6b4bce45a54999978.jpeg)
The view from the rock
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/3dfeedd5_517f_4dc1_8a5e_e986230f12c8_3e42d63ab39a9c8f29cd2f1c0508abf0de7be4d6.jpeg)
Boardwalk
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/1bf02509_bede_42c9_82c0_557e85aedb40_b03f2ee3e8d3274d338f16e355e4c84f065da8d2.jpeg)
Boardwalk
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/dc476fdd_bfe0_4807_905c_033c55ad911d_03ca7a4af0bd1b570ca47e150395cc1143804333.jpeg)
On other side of lake now
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/d6ec1e87_6982_40de_b8ce_ba0924ded29e_4995f6a5a877a43cc05b51f7864137a5eadc9ee2.jpeg)
Forest part
![](https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/4aa495a1_d59c_4e53_a138_097b39a39f87_0f86b79023797a18f593e32fac6fce7800cee4fe.jpeg)
More forest
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/61fc0f62_62e5_4e2a_9a15_7cf492bed076_ba86d6c76e850f56ef30dd7bc0c4db78d0a53e0e.jpeg)
Cool and shady
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/e68a0d6f_776c_4347_9361_af3dacad1725_8ff6764ef64a05a6c994d771450d1f21290282bb.jpeg)
The boat shed
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/c4bb464f_0dd8_488f_a38d_10938ebc7b98_d38871f61dfe564976fb1d81790ff748598573ea.jpeg)
The boat shed
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/0416a180_28da_4f37_aa88_b9a1d0055a2f_b3e068f33a91cc2a8a9071c069defb613e82ecf6.jpeg)
Echidna busy searching for ants
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/29288dbb_14c5_4f02_8f9f_8297d99adcab_787e18e18f9417fed46414160c4998a5732a6dc0.jpeg)
Wombats![Love](https://www.fodors.com/community/images/smilies/emojis/1f60d.png)
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/02b38025_c891_424e_96fd_f0e6de8eb26b_38c76d28dbb2a66fd74c07f821ff4b046e27b4c5.jpeg)
Little falls
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/480x640/b5b338dd_71a1_4bc1_8064_30a3173d072f_eb5d52aec30db2ee6150cdc3aee530ea5cb9a59c.jpeg)
More walks
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/7dc30a7e_b010_4711_a963_553ab826a9cb_af7f8e580315592e9e34748a1875742818107120.jpeg)
More walks
hope you enjoyed it…
So, come with me….
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/4a61763d_a922_426a_b25b_d2b00dd29ef7_f2baa546b7810dd29412e9690084b950cdc0cfa3.jpeg)
Boardwalks through the buttongrass
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/700994e4_cd92_4d2c_989a_2e887780f3cf_128dad467624114cd4fe5ab687e2490fcff2836e.jpeg)
Heading to the hills
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/8c33f4cc_2956_4f08_be21_6471ccd0426a_36dab1d2d24ede8c5cdfbb1a02b58ded0cd44250.jpeg)
Getting higher, a few little waterfalls
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/9d4db123_c6ce_4fe7_9dd8_753f988961ff_3bd23df8e9edc58409d036207dace724588318ec.jpeg)
The fagus is beginning to turn
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/a08c126a_9ba2_4636_8bc6_52a5e0b1c19d_d0704248694d8097dd334e13dc53becb8c309d70.jpeg)
Elevated view looking back to where we started
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/4d97cf6b_2139_4060_9f40_826acf47af20_3be357241911cb427f49c9ceffd6215c424cc172.jpeg)
Heading to the Crater Lake
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/1cbed96a_69cd_4dba_93c4_2358c4300a1e_981af9eb2ab3dbb1ce74560fc5ddb9b8f5756e21.jpeg)
Crater Lake
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/c892ceda_6f3c_4c63_9ac5_3418fca2fbd9_1a7bc2865bc4c90bee7b0467ded145545ba820e6.jpeg)
Path onwards
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/0a7a0c81_d7e6_46cb_bc93_a60bc8bd51b0_bfd7a7f6db8e85074be59cf7090508b399c73667.jpeg)
A bit straggly here
![](https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/2df72696_a58b_40f3_a2e2_dd465d7f589f_bb47aa7e565ecfdaef09c3ba4579106ff61cd5e7.jpeg)
Higher it looks darker
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/ee29ac00_68ad_4040_a2da_6bdc40ef941b_de206ee20a8e99921df14e26e6b81732a6d975c8.jpeg)
Over the crest and looking down to Lake Lilla and Dove Lake
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/1eeb30ff_21e9_4842_9683_dc0109726eb4_13490359a924ae9bd61bb1f650c321041f32383e.jpeg)
Most of us just lunching here, but others heading on a 7 day trek…
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/afc9949f_be30_4ed2_92be_1def71f409fd_f983f17b07cc384b7f07e506caa334462dd4e11a.jpeg)
Passing Wombat Pool
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/0473634d_c67a_4ba2_8ab5_edfea29d610d_865c40bba07b1d1288a32022d0c9d331dcdb9203.jpeg)
Dove Lake
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/f8d17c12_c889_483f_ab6c_83ed44969413_6b161a2e1c358f29282b07a6a5bf6f36c01960f5.jpeg)
The lake
Then around this lake
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/5b0c9dd5_f8be_4005_87f7_8eff765fb300_095a163815bea75e378137984a965fc07769841d.jpeg)
Glacier Rock on the left, people on it
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/ef1e7f76_c033_4127_bdd6_4425e16bf8b1_8c4678d9f434953044edd01f4590a01f5abf8bb0.jpeg)
Walkers on the rock, nice viewpoint
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/2d448df8_c436_4244_8f86_0c697aef3161_01fcadb79fadeee4ac72fab6b4bce45a54999978.jpeg)
The view from the rock
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/3dfeedd5_517f_4dc1_8a5e_e986230f12c8_3e42d63ab39a9c8f29cd2f1c0508abf0de7be4d6.jpeg)
Boardwalk
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/1bf02509_bede_42c9_82c0_557e85aedb40_b03f2ee3e8d3274d338f16e355e4c84f065da8d2.jpeg)
Boardwalk
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/dc476fdd_bfe0_4807_905c_033c55ad911d_03ca7a4af0bd1b570ca47e150395cc1143804333.jpeg)
On other side of lake now
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/d6ec1e87_6982_40de_b8ce_ba0924ded29e_4995f6a5a877a43cc05b51f7864137a5eadc9ee2.jpeg)
Forest part
![](https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/4aa495a1_d59c_4e53_a138_097b39a39f87_0f86b79023797a18f593e32fac6fce7800cee4fe.jpeg)
More forest
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/61fc0f62_62e5_4e2a_9a15_7cf492bed076_ba86d6c76e850f56ef30dd7bc0c4db78d0a53e0e.jpeg)
Cool and shady
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/e68a0d6f_776c_4347_9361_af3dacad1725_8ff6764ef64a05a6c994d771450d1f21290282bb.jpeg)
The boat shed
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/c4bb464f_0dd8_488f_a38d_10938ebc7b98_d38871f61dfe564976fb1d81790ff748598573ea.jpeg)
The boat shed
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/0416a180_28da_4f37_aa88_b9a1d0055a2f_b3e068f33a91cc2a8a9071c069defb613e82ecf6.jpeg)
Echidna busy searching for ants
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/29288dbb_14c5_4f02_8f9f_8297d99adcab_787e18e18f9417fed46414160c4998a5732a6dc0.jpeg)
Wombats
![Love](https://www.fodors.com/community/images/smilies/emojis/1f60d.png)
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/02b38025_c891_424e_96fd_f0e6de8eb26b_38c76d28dbb2a66fd74c07f821ff4b046e27b4c5.jpeg)
Little falls
![](https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/480x640/b5b338dd_71a1_4bc1_8064_30a3173d072f_eb5d52aec30db2ee6150cdc3aee530ea5cb9a59c.jpeg)
More walks
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fodors.com-vbulletin/640x480/7dc30a7e_b010_4711_a963_553ab826a9cb_af7f8e580315592e9e34748a1875742818107120.jpeg)
More walks
hope you enjoyed it…
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#10
Fabulous photos Ade, thanks for posting! I recognize the location and lucky you to have Cradle Mountain with wombats nearby.
(zebec, I don't mind admitting I had to look up Solvitur Ambulande. Well said.)
(zebec, I don't mind admitting I had to look up Solvitur Ambulande. Well said.)
Last edited by Nelson; Apr 2nd, 2022 at 11:52 AM.
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing, Adelaidean. Sometimes it's easy to forget what's here in our rush to get overseas. A friend and I had a wonderful long weekend at Phillip Island with brilliant coastal hiking, a mere two hours from home.