Alpine Way Loop – Drive – Kosciuszko National Park

Wednesday 10th February 2021
Today we were resting our legs from our big hike yesterday and plan for a loop drive along the Alpine Way returning via Adaminiby. The initial plan was to stay at Adaminiby but unfortunately there is no accommodation available due to workers from the Snowy Hydro stage 2 construction and National Park fire repair work.

Alice and I started the day with a little paddle on Lake Jindabyne before Alice headed on her way back home. The little adventure here was just what she needed after leaving her daughter at uni in Canberra.

Dave and I then went and did a quick 3km swim training session at Thredbo Leisure Centre before having lunch.

We then headed off at about 2.45pm for our scenic loop drive. We travelled 297km today and arrived back at Jindabyne Discovery Park cabin at almost 8.30pm. A very big day as usual.

: Alice and I enjoyed a little 8km paddle on Lake Jindabyne..

: ..the paddle route this morning. Still a lot of the lake uncharted. Maybe David and I can do some more in the next day or so.

: Lake Jindabyne from our accommodation at East Jindabyne. Very still and peaceful.

: Thredbo Leisure Centre – A quick 3km altitude training.

: Dead Horse Gap along the Alpine Way just out of Thredbo

: Dead trees at Dead Horse Gap.

: Looking at the Murray River 4WD crossing on the Victorian border. Ooppss are we allowed here today?

: Along the way on the Alpine Loop Way

: View from Scammell’s Lookout on the Alpine Way near Geehi

: Snowy Mountains Scheme information boards

: Snowy Mountains Scheme Murray 1 Power Station along the Alpine Way near Khancoban

: View near Round Mountain Hut along the Tooma Rd just S of Carbramurra

: The ghost gums were quite dead as we drove through the northern section of Kosciuszko National Park…

: Further devastation from the fire…

: ..the dead trees were continuous along the road..

: ..every way you turned there were more burnt trees..

: ..it definitely changes how much landscape you can see..

: ..through the dead trunks as opposed to the full bodied leafy foliage…..

: Further devastation near Cabramurra..

: ..the view was still amazing…

: …just hasn’t even started to recover.

: Still quite desolate near Mt Selwyn.

: Our 297km loop for the day. A great rest day for me today. Maybe not so much for David but at least he rested his tired legs.