The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler

The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler II ~ Jindabyne

Eucumbene via Kalkite-Berridale; destination Jindabyne; 960-1,440 m AMSL; 36° S:


Lake Jindabyne, NSW; 920 m AMSL (surface altitude); 36° S:

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The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler V ~ Top of Australia

Journey begins near East Jindabyne, upon a morning fair; 920-1,180 m AMSL; 36° S:  


Crackenback to Thredbo Village, NSW; 1,260-1,440 m AMSL; wintry clouds:


Ascending the Ramshead-Kosciuzsko Main Range; 1,927-2,228 m AMSL; above the clouds...sun was bloody harsh!


Drank some glacial melt-water from the running springs, then continued farther upwards the mountain—bloody refreshing. However, it is a ~30 km trek to-and-from the summit in total, so bear with me, fellas...it's a long one!


Lake Cootapatamba; highest glacial tarn in Australia; 2,048 m AMSL:


Charlotte Pass, NSW over yonder; 1,755 m AMSL (valley floor); 36° 25' 54.12" S; site of the coldest recorded minimum temperature in Australia, registering –23.0° C in July 1994; much to my misfortune, it has been discontinued long since 2015.


Ascending the summit of Mt. Kosciuzsko continues; towards yon west, Tumut Shire and the Riverina regional can be sighted—the plains of which straddle only ~200-400 m AMSL; plunges from ~2,200 m AMSL downards to ~200-400 m AMSL at the foot of the escarpment = ~1,800-2,000 m prominence:


Atop the very highest point in Australia—summit of Mt. Kosciuzsko; 2,228 m AMSL; 36° 27' 21.24" S. Descending to Thredbo afterwards...and copping meself a nasty sunstroke in the process!


Another lovely supply of glacial spring water halfway through the return-journey:


Thredbo Top Station AWS; 1,957 m AMSL; 36° 29' 30.12" S; #No.1 highest Bureau of Meteorology weather station in Australia, yielding a well and truly alpine climate:


Overlooking Thredbo Village, NSW, alongside Dead Horse Gap; 1,365 m AMSL down below, and 1,927 m AMSL up top; drops merely ~600 m to the bottom, which is quite petty compared to the staggering ~1,800-2,000 m prominence astride the western escarpment of the ranges; i.e. from the Kosciuszko summit downwards to the Riverina and Tumut Shire regional:


Splendid revival time from the gruelling trip at Thredbo River, near Jindabyne (922 m AMSL). Late afternoon fishing with the lads, apple-picking, dinner...you name it!


Dusky drive back home to Anglers Reach via Kalkite-Middlingbank; 1,280-1,365 m AMSL:

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The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler VI ~ Monaro Easter 2019

It began as a dreary old morn' on the leeward tablelands of the Monaro, about 700 m AMSL, on my way back from the Canberra markets on Easter (mid April):


The cloud later gives way to splendid sunshine around Bredbo and clearing farther towards Cooma, straddling 800 m AMSL:


Coolringdon; halfway between Cooma and Adaminaby, heading North-West. The ascent onto the windward tablelands of the Monaro begins now, at approximately 850-900 m AMSL:


Ascending towards Wambrook Hill (1,115 m AMSL), then upwards Rhine Falls (1,320 m AMSL); well and truly on the windward side now, as well as having officially entered Western NSW:


Descending into Adaminaby township; 1,017 m AMSL; 35° 59' 45.96" S:


Heading South-West to Lake Eucumbene, ascending from 1,017 m to a maximum road elevation of 1,394 m AMSL, with an average of 1,225 m AMSL:


Approaching the crest of the road at 1,394 m AMSL, with Mt. Cobrabald towering at 1,471 m AMSL over yonder, as well as the Old Adaminaby-Anglers Reach intersection:


Finally, down into Anglers Reach village; 1,198-1,272 m AMSL; 35° 59' 52.08" S:



The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler VII ~ Late April to Early May

Foreshore of Lake Eucumbene; 1,154 m AMSL; 36° 00' 29.62" S, from Noon 'til Dusk-Gloaming:


Morning stroll about the Anglers Reach slopes; 1,198-1,272 m AMSL; 35° 59' 52.08" S:


Piney ridges and snowgum-laden woodland, climbing upwards 1,260 m AMSL—walking, not driving, mind you.


Pleasant afternoon fly-fishing at Providence Portal; 1,174 m AMSL; 35° 57' 16.92" S, before a storm rolls in from the WNW of Denison Mount (1,397 m AMSL):


Heading back to the property...colliding head-on with the storm! Ceased photography from then onwards, as matters were beginning to get quite rough—had to take over with the steering, too.