Monday 7 September
https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/
Dwellingup Section of Bibbulmun Track
Overnight Drew could hear the conveyor belt, I didn’t notice it until he mentioned it at breakfast, but it was easily heard. This morning’s walk was much nicer than yesterday’s; more open forest and less slippery. There were some definite slippery patches but not the unrelenting slipperiness of yesterday. Sprinklings of various wildflowers this morning, with plenty of donkey orchids. The suspension bridge over the Murray River was an impressive structure and more stable than most suspension bridges I have walked on.
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| Bily Djena Bidi |
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| Murray River |
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| 82m long. Drew is at the other end if you look closely! |
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| Beautiful wood |
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| Cowslip Orchids |
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| Cool Fungi |
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| It must have been a long time since the last fire - I don't think I have ever seen a grass tree with a skirt to the ground before. |
The sound of the conveyor belt became progressively louder as we walked toward it. Today I saw clusters of Cowslip Orchids. We crossed a road bridge over the top of the Worsley Alumina Bauxite Conveyor Belt at the 14km mark. The conveyor is over 50km long. We could not see anything on the conveyor belt. Not long after we passed the conveyor belt it was stopped for about half to three quarters of an hour, before restarting briefly and then stopping again. Worsley Alumina Conveyor Belt
Today I saw several new, to me, wildflowers. There were a few muddy, boggy patches just before climbing to the campsite.
Statistics
(Dookanelly to Possum Springs)
Distance 22.79km
Time 6h
8m
Ascent 499m
Descent 483m
