Cheyne Range 2019
21-24 October 2019 This was a walk I did in 2004 and didn't really imagine that I would be repeating it. Apart from the climb over the rocks below Little Hugel things were going OK. The supposed best way down to Lake Hermione was taken, but it proved to be far from ideal and those that had used different routes on previous occasions felt they were easier. There were lots of fallen trees to get over and plenty of scrub. Ssnow capped peaks Tents at Lake Hermoine The Franklin River below Hermione, where we crossed, was running high and we got wet almost to the hips. Camp was made at the lake and we sat out in the pleasant sun. Lake Hermione in morning day 2 Tarn Cheyne Range Pencil pines Cheyne Range Heavy frost heralded a nice day for the walk through the lovely valleys of the Cheyne Range. It featured pencil pine forests, tarns, lakes and no scrub. It was a bit of a grunt for the ascent to the top of the range, but it was the descent towards the lake tha