Left home at 5.30am to be at the Cunningham's Gap carpark by 7am, in time to head off down the wrong track. So started on the right track at 7.20 and was on top of Mt Cordeaux by 8.30 having walked through spookily misty forest. Cleared countless spiders webs on the way so I was sure that no one had walked the path before me today. From Mt Cordeaux the view was clear to the west but a solid wall of white to the east. I watched the dense mist roll around Mt Cordeaux from the east to completely envelop the peak in minutes.
By 9.14am I was on Bald Rock, initially with views to the west between streams of mist blowing in from the east. The air was warm but the mist was quite cold. After a few minutes the mist thickened until there were no views in any direction and it was very quiet indeed. After a cuppa the descent started at 9.40am with grey rainclouds rolling in over the peaks. On the way down passed eight walker - four with poles - on their way up.
The waterfall at the big switchback was flowing strongly (see pic below), so I stopped there for a few minutes to take in the beautiful sound. By 11.30 I was back to the carpark having avoided making a blood donation to the many leaches that were out today.
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