HDYC – (10)

Standley Chasm to Jay Ck: Stage III continues….

It was an interesting, challenging at times, scenic & beautiful walk. Up & down crevasse’s, clambering over rocks & boulders Mary & I followed our trail-blazer Gary, after leaving the intersection at Millars Flat(an appointed camp ground for trekkers) we chose the high route – WOW! now we did climb some interesting crevasse’s, it was quite windy & there were lotz of loose rocks but eventually got to the top. The views were amazing, after walking along the ridgeline for a while we could see the Youth Camp & its facilities in the distance. Time to go downhill, the track zig-zagged which was a much easier way of descending, once we reached Tangentyere Junction we followed the creek til we arrived at the other end of Fish hole(which is in Jay Ck), one more hill then back up Jay Creek til we reached the Jay Ck trailhead, from here to the Youth Camp (home), luckily Peter came looking for us because it was getting late. We walked 17klms in 8 & a half hours – a very big day.

Our conclusion: it was a great walk with quite a few challenges but very enjoyable.

knife acacia

Gary pointing in the right direction.

Yes, there is our trail.

lotz of this knife acacia along the way

Minuria leptophylla.

a type of daisy

getting closer

Last bit of climbing on this hill.

WOW! we come from down there somewhere.

Hamilton Downs Youth Camp – home

Time to start going downhill

zig zag all the way down

on the flat now following the ck

the otherside of fish hole

another hill

on the home run, walking up Jay Ck