The summit – 2228m.  Paul and I in competition for shortest haircuts.  My hat seems to have gone Australian army style. 

The lady at the tourist office told us the mountain was named after a Polish explorer.  Well she got it wrong, or I misunderstood.  The mountain was named by the Polish explorer Paul Strzelecki after a Polish Freedom fighter because it actually looks like his tomb in Krakow.  It has become a focal point for Polish people and there were several there with us – well three anyway.

We had a picnic lunch at the summit – and so did loads of other people.  It went from the two of us to about 20. 

Ravens at the top of the mountains. There were also several tiny weeny birds which were probably pipits, they moved too fast for me to photograph.

Views of the Great Dividing Range around the Summit Walk.

Low growing mountain shrubs snuggled in protective cracks between rocks.

Short stubby waxy leaves.

Two fires – part of controlled fires in the park.  On the news the next day roads were smoked out.

These tiny fish are mountain galaxias.  They used to occur lower down in river systems but introduced trout have eaten them out.

The chairlift back down to Thredbo.  A happy looking Paul – note sitting well back.