The Alps?
In Australia? Well, yes, that is what they call this area. Maybe more like our Appalachian mountains, but some very rugged, remote areas with miles of highway above tree line. And wild roads getting up and over the passes. This area is not at all like the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney where the easy roads are at the top and you look down into the valleys. Here you work your way up and over and then down each pass. And I have done countless mountain passes in my time, but these were tough. Steep, winding, tons of switchbacks, narrow, and never ending it seemed. The passes are at about 5,800 feet, and I have snow shots below, even though it is summer. Lots of fire damage, I think from 2003 chiefly.
View from Mt. Buffalo over vast areas of ghost gums. When fire kills these trees, they just remain upright like ghosts for years to come. This is from about 5,900′ elevation
From Mt. Buffalo out to the valleys below
The final ascent to The horn of Mt. buffalo. Even Dan can do this!
Seems like a sort of rather obvious suggestion, but they were everywhere, so maybe this driving on the left gets out of hand?
Snow!
How could I resist? That is Mt. Buffalo in the far distance.
Above tree line and continuing upwards. Trying to be sure to drive on the left, but to the right of those poles. Concentrate, Dan.
I can never resist a run down shack out in the country.
Nice meadow above tree line. Not what you think of when you think of Australian scenery, right?
Fabulous ferns on the way up to the pass