The Warrumbungles

Out in Austarlia’s premier dark sky park - but completely in the clouds

Me in the clouds

January 8th saw me scramble and hike across the Warrumbungles Grand High Tops walk, surround by fog and journeying towards some of it highest peaks in pouring rain, it wasn’t long before I climbed into the clouds, every often the clouds would break and I could see the expanse of the valley below only to be pushed back into cloud again.

As I climbed higher I came a cross some goats shredding a near by tree, with only a 28-75mm on the camera I approached a quietly as I could… got pretty close before they spotted me

Goat Friends

Next stop before the rains started I came across an impressive rock formation with almost a puddle of ferns with in the rock face - I thought to myself this could make for a great skirt so I climbed up there and wore it

fern skirts

then I climbed further

beyond there the rain really cam down. was a bit warm so did most of the walk in just the poncho, saving the cloths from getting completely soaked till later. a bit further on I reached the highest point but well and truly in the clouds, it didn’t matter that much. visibility was very limited.

tree silhouettes

I spent a lot of time on the summit waiting for the weather to clear and the skies to go dark, exploring the area between there and the breadknife, we on dark a Eletrical storm rolled through, with lightning falling well into the valley below me it was time to move fast, my curiosity about “what would it feel like to get struck by lightning” not at its strongest that night, I ran into the valley below.. didn’t get struck by lightning this