Man from Snowy River in Cooma
Setting off Wednesday we head out for the mountains to Jindabyne where we find a water release happening from the dam. The water flows from the dam into the Snowy River and this ‘flooding’ is meant to assist with the enlivening of the river after many years with little or no flow.
water release from Jindabyne Dam into Snowy River
road marking change colour for the snow area
definately not a road for Destiny
this was just one of many along the Alpine Way
Thredbo is
our next stop for coffee beside the Thredbo River followed by a wander around
the village and visiting the site of the deadly road collapse that resulted in
the deaths of 18 people on 30 July 1997.
Thredbo River
landslip area - new retaining wall at top of slope
2 chalets were buried with loss of 18 lives
Dead Horse
Gap is our next stop along the Alpine Way which will take us to Khancoban on the
other side of the mountains.
Thredbo (in the valley) from Dead Horse Gap
We called in
to Tom Groggin Rest Area for our lunch and then drove down to the mighty Murray
River and there was Victoria just on the other side. The track is supposed to be able to be used
by 4wd in summer however the entry into the river crossing on our side was very
broken up and it looked as if the exit on the Victorian side had been washed
away, maybe by the latest heavy flood rains etc. I sure wouldn’t want to try the
crossing. The water did not look too
deep and the bottom was stony however….
the Murray with Victorian exit on other side!!
We turn off
for the 10km drive out to Olsen’s Lookout and found there were a work detail
along the road. Grader, roller, two tip trucks, so it made the going ‘interesting’. We could hear them talking on our cb radio so
knew they were there. The views from the
lookout across the mountains were spectacular.
levelling just for us!! check out the flat tyre on the back
view from Olsen's Lookout
Scammell’s
Ridge Lookout, Murray 1 Power Station and finally Khancoban after many miles of
twists and turns, up and down. This is a
small village and the countryside changed dramatically on this western side of
the range. Green rolling hills, cattle,
sheep and horses everywhere and such a pretty drive. The normal route through to Cabramurra was
closed due to a landslip so our journey took us further out through the country
side until we headed towards Kiandra on the Snowy Mts Highway and then down to
Adaminaby and back to Cooma. All round
was 420km and a 10 hour day, but what magic scenery, we were so glad we had
made the effort.
country past Khancoban
Murray 1 Power Station
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