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The bushwalking season in the Snowy Mountains ended this weekend (at least I am declaring it over anyway). Graham and I were intending to do the Roiund Mountain - Mount Jagungal loop with a side trip to Grey Mare Hut. The side trip was quite ambitious considering it would have meant walking about 25 km on the first day.

We made it to Derschkos Hut and then the weather began to close in. We stayed the night as the wind increased and the temperature dropped. The weather was too bad for camping and so we decided to return to the car. It was a four hour walk and so we only had until lunch time for the weather to clear, in order that we could make it back to the car before dark. The weather didn’t clear, and the snow began to fall.

We spent a second night in Derschkos Hut and managed to read every bit of paper in the place. The wind died down overnight, and the temperature dropped to -8C, but without the wind, it wasn’t that bad. The next morning the wind had gone, it was still -2C and very overcast.

We set out for the car, making a quick detour to Round Mountain Hut for lunch. The temperature stayed below zero for most of the walk, which was good, since the snow remained powdery and dry. The sun came out for a few minutes just before we got back to the car, but didn’t stay long. We drove home and it took a good 30km before all of the snow has blown off the roof.

A fun time was had by all.

Here are some more pics.

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Tags: bushwalking, Derschkos, Round Mountain, snowy mountains

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