2006 Great Divide Tours - Victorian High Country Trek

Friday - 13 January 2006

It was an easy morning as we were coming back to the same camp tonight. This meant that there was time for a BBQ breakfast.

After the 8:30am briefing we headed off for the Billy Goat Bluff Track to the Pinnacle.

Each day the drive had become more challenging and today was no exception. The track was as the name implies, a rocky track fit for Billy Goats. It was cloudy when we left. We had morning tea at the helipad and couldn’t see the Pinnacles because it was in cloud.

The drive was steep and when we got to the Pinnacles it was covered in cloud but we were lucky enough to have some of the cloud clear before we left.

We didn’t see the spectacular view to its full extent but the variety of the weather allowed us to experience the different moods of the High Country.

The ranger at the Pinnacles explained to us how he spotted and communicated any fires he observed and the cloud cleared enough for us to see the helipad we had come from where we had morning tea.

By the time we arrived back at the helipad on the way down the cloud had cleared enough for us to see where we had been at the Pinnacles.

On our decent we crossed the Wonnangatta River several times on our way home to base camp at Talbotville.

On our home journey we had to rescue a trail bike rider who had driven off the cliff and ended up in a patch of blackberries. Thank goodness he wasn’t hurt and Wayne and Terry had the skills and equipment to recover the bike and allow him to go on his way.

We finished the day with a hot shower and some of the group cooked dinner in camp ovens which are always fun to watch.