These pictures were taken on Monday February 14, 2011, in the RJ Hamer Forest Arboretum, Olinda, 40 km east of central Melbourne.

The 126 hectare Arboretum has plantings from the mid-1970s, and is adjacent to the Dandenong Ranges National Park.

My 4 km circuit hike started at the junction of Mathias and Silvan Rds, then along unsigned Poplar Track, on to the "Jungle" track through the Arboretum, reaching Red Dog Hut on Mathias Rd, and back to home base. ... (more)