King Hut Vic High Country

Just got back from what I think is the best trip that I do through out the year.

This trip had 6 trees that had to be cut and removed from the tracks between Bright and where we camped for two nights, at King Hut.

On the way to Lake Cobbler we saw Dandongadale Falls, the tallest water fall in Victoria, at it's best.

On the down side King Hut was burnt to the ground a few months ago. Park Rangers think that it may have been walkers as all the gates to that area were locked. Looks like a fire was built in the fire place and then got out of hand.

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All the rivers in the area were up a little and flowing very quick. We were lucky that the weather was good although the cloud build up of a night didn't amount to much.

Bluff Hut has been finished, a lot smaller that before, but still very comfortable.

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Along Bluff track there was still patches of snow under the Snow Gums and even more snow at Howitt's Hut.

Someone thought it would be a good idea to graffiti the outside wall of the hut.I didn't take a photo as this is what this "person" wants.
I believe that Howitt's Hut is the 3rd oldest hut in the High Country and is the site of where one of the bodies from the Wonnangatta murders was found back in the late 1800's. It would have to be in one of the most picturesque parts of the Vic High Country.

The strong wind that had bought down trees in the first part of the trip had not reached Wonnangatta Valley. The last thing that I wanted was to be driving up Herne Spur and have a tree across the track.

The Crooked River has changed the river crossings with a big hole in the third crossing from Talbotville Camp Ground.

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A vehicle had come to grief the day before when a camper had driven his vehicle into the hole instead of driving around it.

The rest of the tracks that we used were all good but the weather came back to finish the last day early. With steady to heavy rain over night and low cloud McMillan's Track was used to get out of Talbotville Camp Ground.