Every bit of me is tired tonight!
After I made Jeff walk the boring beach (haha – sure he enjoyed but no mountains to slog up) he really wanted to do a ‘real’ walk… so we went back to Roland to climb the other side.
We went up the track we avoided last time (you know, because it kinda went straight up)
Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt!!
I cannot seem to capture how steep this track was… and it went on and on.
And on.
And when we got to a cross path Jeff insisted that it was going to now level out.
We got this:
I think it was another hour of still going up but with the added bonus of rocks/boulders to haul my backside up and over.
Can I add it was really wet weather too?? And foggy.
So we were going to do all this and fail to get rewarded with a view!
Did I mention it was wet?
I couldn’t have been wetter if I had jumped in a river!
Eventually I fell into a mud puddle and got Hangry (It was past 2pm and we hadn’t stopped for lunch)
I used up my quota of creative swear words but I would have to say it was a mongrel of a climb. When we return to Roland, I know I won’t be taking that path up!! (On the up side, I am pretty sure my bottom is a LOT skinnier today!!)
Everything is spooky and cool in the mist though, so it was pretty – even with limited visibility.
The mountain that you can’t actually see that we were climbing was Mt Van Dyke. Its alongside Mt Roland.
We had a small water crossing…
We finally reached the crossroad part where we were last week, where we could sit and eat – and then blissfully go DOWN!
I could better appreciate how beautiful the mist made the scenery look!
Well… I am off to face-plant my bed.
If you don’t see me here tomorrow its because I didn’t bother moving for 24 hours! (that or I COULDN’T move for 24 hours)
Cheers!
Lisa, Am constantly amazed at the incredible geology around you which you photograph so wonderfully. Wonder what the original English settlers had to say about it, as its so difference from England. Wish my father was still alive, so would love to share your pics with him. He started college in geology and ended up in metallurgy. His interest in soil, rocks etc. never was diminished.
I am sorry your Dad is no longer with you. Geology and all that goes with it is so fascinating! Did he collect interesting rocks too? (Our house/yard seems full of them lol)
When we hike we also wonder what crazy brave people were thinking to explore this state – even when you have paths, its easy to lose your way!
Yay for a skinnier butt!! Probably legs and so much more, too. You two have really gotten into the hikes since you came back from your trip. What a great life you have in a beautiful place. Thank you for all the pictures.
Janet
Hi Janet! With luck I will be able to tackle the Grand Canyon without collapsing! I have been watching some hikes on youtube and while there is a long way to go down (yay) there is a LONG way to come up! haha. At least the gradient doesn’t look as crazy as what we did yesterday! Oh my aching bottom! 😀