G'day Davo. I hope that you are powering on.
New England was very interesting, but it was as dry as a nut. The climb from Georges Creek to the Cunnawarra Trail, on the Bicentennial National Trail, was steep and wearying. The several crossings of Georges Creek were freezing but exciting.
Unfortunately Alum Mountain was on fire, which made the Five Day Creek loop too smokey to do. I stayed at the Styx River TSR for a couple of days, hoping the smoke would ease, but after no joy, I headed further North. Five day Creek can wait until November next year.
A line of fire on Alum Mountain above the smokey high reaches of Five Day Creek.
Lot of photography was done. I lost a lot of shots from camera shake because of high winds. Big winds persisted for almost the entire duration of my time away.
I'll start a Gallery thread called,
Filling Gaps on the BNT, and post shots in the next few days. I hope that you have a chance to call by.
Warren.