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The Milky Way from South Rams Head saddle

Dead Horse Gap – Mount Townsend – Rams Head

4/9/2016 – 7/9/2016     Dead Horse Gap – Mount Townsend – Rams Head

                                          Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

                                          Ngarigo country

Distance: 41km   Total Ascent: 2470m   Total Descent: 2470m

Time:  20 hours   Track Info

Participant: Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)

After watching the weather for a few days, a good part of this week appeared promising. So Sunday afternoon saw me departing Dead Horse Gap just after 2:00pm with the aim of camping at the top of the ridge just north of South Rams Head. Maybe I could get really lucky and catch some Aurora Australis as last night had produced a good display in the Northern Hemisphere and it was expected to linger.

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