Rose River Alpine National Park

The Rose River is located in the Alpine National Park Victoria, Australia. It flows from the northern slopes of the Mount Buffalo  joining with the Dandongadale River in remote national park territory.

While there is a huge number of Sambar deer in Victoria the areas in which you can legally hunt if you are a stalker range from national parks to most state forests.

Winter is best I think when the tracks are closed and the 4X4 thrashers and crazy hunters from Melbourne are more likely to be dealing with smashed avocado and poached eggs with dakka than hunting, and especially mid week.

While it was wet and below freezing even at modest 700 metre altitude it was beautiful and serene in the bush.

 Entering the valley

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 The camp

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 Bed

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 Sambar Deer country

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 Moss carpet

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 The Rose River

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 Wet

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 The sun peeks out.

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 Moss

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 Resting

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 Hmmm can you see a deer?

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Devils cave.

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Dartmouth Dam High Country Victoria

Dartmouth Dam is a across the Mitta Mitta, Gibbo, and Dart rivers and a number of small tributaries. Construction commenced in 1973 and was completed in 1979, the dam wall tis he highest in Australia. The Dartmouth Dam stores water from the Victorian "High Country's" snow fields for summer release into the Mitta Mitta (and the downstream Lake Hume) and subsequently into the greater Murray River for irrigation. Surface area is 6,300 hectares (big)

 Eustace Point Campsite Dartmouth Dam

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 Brownie the trout

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 Crystal clear massive cold water lake

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 Brownie

 Brownie, dark brown sugar and flossy salt for brine

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 Brownie wrapped with its salt and sugar brine into the fridge for 4 hours

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 Brownie with its ruby red cured flesh.

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 Brownie cured and dried ready for the cherry wood smoke cooking

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Brownie smoked and vacuum sealed with thyme and dill and into the fridge for eating very soon.

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Goodbye 2017 Hello 2018

After a stella 2017 and some personal bests and bucket list items done.Victorian High Country, Thailand, Portland tuna, Nelson Mulloway, Darwin and the NT, Townsville, outback properties, Victorian duck opening and ducks on the rice.

Looking forward to an even better 2018 with some of the same and some new stuff.

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