It's been pretty miserable weather here the last week or so. Rainy, cloudy and on Sunday, the day of our latest hike up to Mt. Oxford, it was also cold. We are nearing the start of summer and I'm ready for a bit of sun. But, given our impending Great Walk, we needed another ambitious hike to whip ourselves into shape. So off to Cooper's Creek car park we went. We had a brief stop at the Oxford farmer's market to pick up our eggs and to feed the teenagers. This is the last of the Oxford foothill hikes and also the highest peak at just over 1300 metres. It's also rated the most difficult of the three.
It started quite leisurely, with a gradual climb to about 700 metres but after that it was pretty steep. Couple that with a near constant blanket of drizzle and overall it was pretty wet. Great hiking weather in the bush but once you got above the bush line and into the exposed slopes of Mt. Oxford, it was mildly nasty. We actually didn't make it to the top because visibility was maybe 30 metres and it was very wet. It was also about 8 degrees as we worked our way above the tree line which was markedly cooler than amongst the trees. So no pictures from the top half of the hike.
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