Snowy Mountains - Blue Lake walk
Day two in the Snowy Mountains. A walk to Blue Lake, high up on the main ridge.
There is a double river crossing at the beginning of the walk. OK when the water was low in the morning. A matter of balancing on wet stepping stones. At this time of year, when the snow is still melting, the water is always a bit high. By afternoons, as more snow melts during the day, the water rises.
The earliest alpine flowers were beginning to open, adding tiny flecks of colour to the winter-browned vegetation recently exposed by the melting snow.
Blue Lake never disappoints. It lies in a deep glacial hollow below the summit ridge and the snow lies late on the crags. The morning sky was still mostly blue and the water reflected it clearly.
Although soon, the clouds built up, a warning of changing conditions.
And over behind the rdige, more clouds were forming, big heavy dark ones.
Within minutes, Mt Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia, was being drenched by a thunderstorm. So a quick dash back along the track to the rivers before the rainwater added depth to the crossing.
A well timed trip.
