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Christmas in Victoria's High Country, 2007

Vacating our house in Melbourne for exchangees from Scotland, we spent two weeks in the Victorian Alps, firstly in a lodge at Falls Creek Alpine Village and then at Tawonga Sth near Mt Beauty. Christmas Day was spent at Mt Hotham where we set out on the Feathertop Ridge walk and celebrated with lunch on a granite outcrop surrounded by distant mountains in various shades of blue and purple.

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Storm clouds over the Kiewa Valley
Storm clouds over the Kiewa Valley
Summer grass in the Kiewa Valley
Summer grass in the Kiewa Valley
Mt Bogong view.
Mt Bogong view.
Snowgums and Lupines around Falls Creek
Snowgums and Lupines around Falls Creek
Herbal meadows on the alpine high plains.
Herbal meadows on the alpine high plains.
Alpine Daisies
Alpine Daisies
Billy Buttons
Billy Buttons
Distant mountain view through Snowgums.
Distant mountain view through Snowgums.
Masses of yellow along the way
Masses of yellow along the way
Flowers and Snowgums
Flowers and Snowgums
Wallace Hut, the oldest remaining cattlemen's hut on the high plains. Classified by NT
Wallace Hut, the oldest remaining cattlemen's hut on the high plains. Classified by NT
Further along, Cope Hut
Further along, Cope Hut
View from our picnic site near Cope Hut
View from our picnic site near Cope Hut
Fitzgerald Hut
Fitzgerald Hut
Old corral at Fitzgrald Hut
Old corral at Fitzgrald Hut
More flowers and Snowgums
More flowers and Snowgums
Taking a rest on the way
Taking a rest on the way
Landscape around Kelly Hut
Landscape around Kelly Hut
Kelly Hut
Kelly Hut
Lunch in Kelly Hut
Lunch in Kelly Hut
Start of our Christmas Day walk at Mt Hotham
Start of our Christmas Day walk at Mt Hotham
The Feathertop Ridge Trail
The Feathertop Ridge Trail
 Mt Buffalo seen from the Feathertop Ridge Trail
Mt Buffalo seen from the Feathertop Ridge Trail
Christmas Lunch !!!
Christmas Lunch !!!
Branches
Branches
Low cloud mist at the start of the Tawonga Huts walk
Low cloud mist at the start of the Tawonga Huts walk
Philip checks the visibility
Philip checks the visibility
Shall we continue?
Shall we continue?
Yes,clearing mist as we begin the climb from Pretty Valley Lake
Yes,clearing mist as we begin the climb from Pretty Valley Lake
Tawonga Hut
Tawonga Hut
Tawonga Hut lunch
Tawonga Hut lunch
Basecamp at Tawonga South
Basecamp at Tawonga South