On Wednesday July 1, 2009, I visited the Mt Lofty Section of the Warrandyte State Park, about 30 km east of the Melbourne CBD.

On a 4 km circuit hike, I parked at the gate on Stephen Track, climbed the summit, then descended to the Water Point on the Yarra River, opposite the Bend of Islands.

From there, I explored a seldom visited, un-named and unsigned foot-track to the north, in dense bushland along the river bank. ... (more)