SugarLoaf to the Cathedrals

A short drive from Melbourne, you can see the Sugarloaf Cathedrals Range from the Healesville to Alexandra road.  This area has been a traditional place for young people to develop their outdoor skills.  These pictures were taken in November 1999, and the following pictures were taken in January 2000.

The Cathedrals are covered in the strongly scented Prostanthera rotundifolia a couple of lizards enjoy the view and catch a little morning sun "Billy Buttons" grow in any suitable rocky crevasse
Caught hiding in the rock, this lizard felt quite safe from predators looking north to the lower Cathedral peak from the Sugarloaf summit a brilliant splash of color reveals the low Grevillea on the Cathedral
a pair of leaves gives the location of a small orchid The Sugarloaf spire in the distance reveals the starting point of the walk as we climb the Cathedral the bright yellow Hibbertia is easy to spot on the forest floor