A spur of the moment trip to Canberra to go shoot at the National Round of the Downhill saw me paying a visit to the nearby Brindabella range. I have visited these mountains a few times now but still think I am only scratching the surface of what they have to offer.
I arrived late in the afternoon and spent the night at the top of Mt Ginini which was as far in as I could drive. Thankfully I had been unable to find my summer sleeping bag and had taken my warm on as the temperature dropped to 3C despite the fact that it was mid-summer. In the morning I rose to being enveloped in the clouds so there wasn’t any real sign of sunrise. I spent the best part of the morning driving around and enjoying the beautiful scenery. I stopped off at Mt. Franklin and walked to the site of Australia’s first ski lodge. I could quite happily have spent the whole weekends drifting around in the hills.
Although I missed most of the practice runs of the National series downhill i made it down for the main event. As is normal for Stromlo someone seemed to have turned the thermostat up. The action was great with a lot of Australia’s best racers screaming down the hill.
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- Feral pigs roam the hills of the Brindabella Range
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- Looking out from the Summit of Mt Ginini
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- A friendly local of the Brindabella range.
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- Paper Daisies on Mt Ginini
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- Looking out from the Summit of Mt Ginini
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- Looking out across the Brindabellas
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- A flame Robin of the Brindabella range.
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- A friendly local of the Brindabella range.
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- A new hut replaces the original ski lodge on Mt Franklin
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- The remails of Australia’s frist ski lift and lodge are found at Mt. Franklin
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- Australian National Downhill Series Stromlo
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- Australian National Downhill Series Stromlo
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- Australian National Downhill Series Stromlo
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- Australian National Downhill Series Stromlo
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- Australian National Downhill Series Stromlo