The Roof of Australia

MT KOSCIUSZKO Here we are yesterday near the top of the country after catching the chairlift up to here from Thredbo. We then walked the 4km return trip to the Kosciuszko lookout. The day was just magnificent with not a cloud in the sky and hardly any wind.
RAMS HEAD RANGE I just loved all the shades of green and the streams. There were a few wild flowers and of course lot's of rocks.
VARYING VEGETATION at times the scenery was very eerie with all the dead trees due to the harsh winter climate. I could easily post more photos and still not feel that I have done justice to the National Park.
There are several areas where you see parts of the Snowy Mountains Hydro scheme and of course some of the dams. It is one of the seven engineering wonders in the world.
We had a huge day leaving home at 9.45am and returning at 6.45pm driving the Alpine Way and around to the Snowy Mountains Highway. A great day out after celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary the night before.
The roads were really good and funny seeing bright yellow road markings and red roadside markers for when the area is covered in snow. A few motorcyclists whizzed past us only to be spotted a short time later having a friendly chat with police.
YARRANGOBILLY CAVES Today we drove 144 kms to this area. The South Glory Cave is a self guided tour and we took about 45 minutes to walk through, again photos do not do it justice. There are several other caves in the area which have guided tours which take approximately an hour and half. You would not want to suffer from claustrophobia.
YARRANGOBILLY THERMAL POOLS it was a steep walk down to this area, the pool is fed by a spring and a constant 27 degrees. The water was so clear and the colours you see at the base are algae due to the heat but safe for swimming.

YARRANGOBILLY RIVER Lovely and clear and good trout fishing. Despite sighting some wombat pooh which is square we are yet still to see a live wombat in the wild. In the last couple of days we have seen three dead snakes on the road and alas one wombat plus several alive and well kangaroos and their joeys.