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Overland Track Day 4: Pelion to Kia Ora

A day of forests, saddles, and mountains
Woken at 4am by a thunderstorm (but didn't manage to get up until it had almost passed over!)
Woken at 4am by a thunderstorm (but didn't manage to get up until it had almost passed over!)		 A bit rough underfoot today
A bit rough underfoot today		 Lichens
Lichens		 Filamentous lichen
Filamentous lichen
Clubmoss
Clubmoss		 There are several plants with red berries along the Track. I can't really tell them apart!
There are several plants with red berries along the Track. I can't really tell them apart!		 Through the rainforest
Through the rainforest		 More of the trackbuilders' art
More of the trackbuilders' art
A small fall in the Douglas Creek
A small fall in the Douglas Creek		 Massive and ancient King Billy Pine
Massive and ancient King Billy Pine		 The track now climbs steadily to Pelion Gap
The track now climbs steadily to Pelion Gap		 Canary worm
Canary worm
Suddently out of the forest onto the windswept saddle of Pelion Gap
Suddently out of the forest onto the windswept saddle of Pelion Gap		 Pelion Gap
Pelion Gap		 The view south from Pelion Gap
The view south from Pelion Gap		 Alyssa starts the important work of boiling the billy
Alyssa starts the important work of boiling the billy
Mt Ossa is still enshrouded by cloud ...
Mt Ossa is still enshrouded by cloud ...		 ... but Mt Pelion East is in the clear
... but Mt Pelion East is in the clear		 Lunchtime on Pelion Gap
Lunchtime on Pelion Gap		 Mt Ossa being ruled out, up Mt Pelion East we go
Mt Ossa being ruled out, up Mt Pelion East we go
Now that we're part way up Mt Pelion East, the cloud seems to have cleared from Ossa!
Now that we're part way up Mt Pelion East, the cloud seems to have cleared from Ossa!		 The further up we go, the steeper it gets
The further up we go, the steeper it gets		 Approaching the summit, the climb becomes a scramble over broken rocks
Approaching the summit, the climb becomes a scramble over broken rocks		 We made it!
We made it!
From the summit of Pelion East, we can see where we will spend the night, in the shadow of Cathedral Mountain (left)
From the summit of Pelion East, we can see where we will spend the night, in the shadow of Cathedral Mountain (left)		 The top of Pelion East, like the other mountains, is made up vertical spires of dolerite
The top of Pelion East, like the other mountains, is made up vertical spires of dolerite		 Pelion East gives us the dolerite finger. Barn Bluff and Cradle Mountain can still be just made out in the far distance
Pelion East gives us the dolerite finger. Barn Bluff and Cradle Mountain can still be just made out in the far distance		 The scramble down is even trickier than the climb up
The scramble down is even trickier than the climb up
The going is easier on the lower slopes
The going is easier on the lower slopes		 Scoparia is everywhere. Glad to have our gaiters on today
Scoparia is everywhere. Glad to have our gaiters on today		 Back to the platform on Pelion Gap
Back to the platform on Pelion Gap		 Mt Massif overlooks the track down from Pelion Gap
Mt Massif overlooks the track down from Pelion Gap
Cathedral Mountain under the Yellow gums
Cathedral Mountain under the Yellow gums		 South of the gap the forest is drier
South of the gap the forest is drier		 Sunset on Cathedral Mountain
Sunset on Cathedral Mountain		 The last rays illuminate Castle Crag, from Kia Ora Hut
The last rays illuminate Castle Crag, from Kia Ora Hut
Star trails. A multiple long duration exposure of the stars to the south of Kia Ora Hut, on the one really clear night we had.
Star trails. A multiple long duration exposure of the stars to the south of Kia Ora Hut, on the one really clear night we had.

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