New years in the high country

The High country is a wonderful place at any time of year. Summer is especially nice as even if it is 40degrees in Melbourne, up on the high plains it can be more like 25. Although being the high country the weather can change very quickly.

This trip was a boys trip being just me and our oldest son along with some close friends and was planned to be a more relaxed one. Our chosen location was near the Dargo high plains road not all that far from Blue rag. The plan was to do 1 or 2 day trips and then sunset up the top of the Blue rag track for new years eve.

The 1st night saw a thunderstorm and plenty of wind but we were nice and comfy in the campers. The next couple of days were mostly completely clouded in so some exploring near camp and sitting by the fire were in order (once we got one going in the dampness).

There is so much to see in this area of the country so any trip will only scratch the surface. One day trip saw us heading down towards the Dargo river visiting harrisons cut for a quick lunch of pies before heading up to Grant and exploring the Union mine. On the way back to camp we stopped to check out Treasures hut. the old hut in the photo below is no longer used but there is a newer one that is still used by the treasure family when bringing the cattle down from the high plains.

The next day ended up being another relaxing day around camp with only a very short excursion to lankey plains hut. The rest of the day was spent eating to many nibbles and planning future trips.

Our final outing for the trip was to Blue rag Trig point for sunset we ended up doing this on 30th as the weather for new years eve was looking fairly ordinary.

What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon and early evening. Blue rage track while nowhere near as hard as it once was, is still a steep and at times a bit loose. The view is amazing, sitting up there with cheese, dips and drinks its a tough life but someone has to do it.

A great and relaxing trip only a few hours from Melbourne.

Click here to see the route taken on topographic maps