We stopped briefly in Myrtleford to get some suitable hiking shoes for Sue Pendergast as she realized that the plastic crocs she was wearing to ease the pain of severe blisters, (the legacy of the previous weekend walk) would not be entirely suitable for today’s walk.
With Sue leading, sporting her bright new shoes and clutching her trusty walk map inherited from Vaughan Cowan, we all followed from the car park at the Reservoir and headed for Eagle Point. It was decided to have lunch on arrival at Eagle Point while enjoying the brilliant sunshine and magnificent views. Somewhat to our surprise, over lunch we encountered a lone French speaking Canadian female hiker who had only arrived in the country the previous day.
The return walk after lunch was on a different track via another attraction - Og, Gog and Magog - huge granite rock outcrops. After a challenging scramble over some rocky approaches, the view from the top was indeed OMG and provided an interesting perspective on nearby (as the crow flies) Mount Dunn where some of the group had walked late last year.
From there we headed back to the Reservoir continuing to enjoy walking through the diverse alpine vegetation and enjoying the many and varied views encountered.
Once back at the vehicles, we headed for the picnic area at the Park entrance for the obligatory afternoon tea in very pleasant surrounds.
Our sincere thanks go to Sue for organizing such great weather and leading this most enjoyable, interesting and social walk, while no doubt enduring the discomfort of those blisters.
David Harvey