November walks (2) November 12 - Mt Buffalo

Three cars carrying 14 bushwalkers, six of them men, left Benalla at 8.15am en route to Mt. Buffalo. The cars were parked near Lake Catani just down from the camping area.  With John Boehm as our leader, we started our walk on the track close to the lake.  There was much colour throughout the day with many bushes flowering - an abundance of yellow, purple, pink and white little flowers.  Too many to name!  At the end of Lake Catani we walked a short distance on the road, then made our way along the 3 km track to Mt. Dunn.  The track was beside a pristine stream at the start, then we were walking in a gully with most impressive rocks.  In due course we started a slow climb and eventually came to the reasonably new ladder set up which made it easy to reach the top of Mount Dunn.  We lunched on the summit, all sitting on the huge boulders, and taking in the wonderful panoramic view to the north, south, east and west.  After walking back to the cars, we drove to the Car Park near the Chalet for afternoon tea before starting the trip home.  Many thanks to our walk leader and also the drivers.                                                         Judy Cowan