Tinbeerwah Lookout
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 9 May 2016 22:57
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Mount Tinbeerwah Lookout
 We set off from Noosa Heads in the
middle of the afternoon, Jim wasn’t sure if we would have time to visit the
Mount Tinbeerwah Lookout, at the turning though “let’s go for it”. In the car
park of course I had to go over to the information
board.
 Sneak peek on the
way up.
  The well paved
path took us to the Eastern
Viewpoint at 260 metres, no resting on the benches, got to get to the
top.
   Pretty sky
along the way.
 The next part of the track was over
the exposed rhyolite through montane shrubland. Jim and Bear
give a wave from the fire tower (also used by the firemen when bushfires
are a threat in the area). At the top we were 265 metres above sea
level.
 We could see across to Noosa Heads and the Pacific Ocean.
 In the opposite direction we could see
Mount Cooroora.
 A bit further round – Lake MacDonald.
  On our way down we stopped at the
fenced anchor points to watch Russ preparing his
ropes.
   Forward and rear
anchors and the ropes all laid out. Russ gave
us instructions as well as Mel who was learning a new discipline. While that was
going on we had the chance to look at the rock below us.
Molten magma to rocky
mountain: The mountain’s formation began during
volcanic activity 27 million years ago when molten magma intruded into sandstone
below the ground surface. Millenniums of erosion have removed the softer
sandstone and left the hard, erosion resistant rhyolite exposed as Mount
Tinbeerwah’s prominent peak.
Montane shrubland thrives on many
Sunshine Coast hinterland peaks, including the Glass Mountains. Each location
has its own distinctive group of species that grow in this rocky, elevated
environment. Common plants here include stunted mallee eucalypts and brush box
(Lophostemon confertus) with a shrubby layer of wattle (Acacia
hubbardiana), fringe myrtle (Calytrix tetragona), small-fruited
tea-tree (Leptospermum microcarpum and Commersonia
viscidula).
  Final red
rope that would be support to Russ climbing up was thrown over the edge
and Mel was ready to do the slack-taking-up through a
climbers toothed snatch block – to my learning eyes Sir Edmund would have been
thrilled to use. That done, Russ donned his red crash hat and ran down the
mountain.
 A lovely smile
from Mel as she knew she had successfully mastered her new
skill.
  A few technical calls between the
couple, more rope fed through the shiny gadget and
what seemed like a few minutes later Russ popped up.
We thanked the pair for letting us watch and learn but admitted it may not be
for us. They laughed and shrugged at the nutty pair who were on the second half
of their circumnavigation. Hmmm. Home we went to Beez, tired after a
really good day. Jim and Pam are coming to lunch on board and we look forward to
that very much. A final word about today – didn’t expect to climb a mountain
when we got up this morrow............
ALL IN ALL A FASCINATING
VISIT
BRILLIANT VIEWS WITH AN INTERESTING
ENCOUNTER |