The Study on the move: Mt Terrible

In many ways life in the study started with Mt Terrible. I spent a few summers in the 1960s on this firetower, and another lookout at Eildon Weir. I read a lot and gazed over the bush through blue hazes. (Right) The sunlit mountain track ascending into the bush shadows.	Mt Terrible track (Photo: David Horne, fellow firewatcher)
Mt Terrible firetower in the 1970s	The old hut on Mt Terrible Mt Terrible: the view to Mt Skene from the top of the tower.   See Kosciusko Huts Association for a 2004 photo of Mt Terrible, courtesy of Ron Dickson. For more see also: Fire Lookout Towers in Victoria, Australia

Mt Terrible Update

In October 2009 two veteran firewatchers from Mt Terrible - David Horne and Craig Robertson - joined a group from the Victorian High Country Huts Association for a memorable night on the mountain. The weather was excellent, the views as fabulous as ever, and the dear old hut in as good a condition as it ever was, thanks to the efforts of the VHCHA group who have been working hard to restore huts throughout the high country. David and I carried memories of our firewatching days over 40 years ago in the 1960s. Here are a few photos marking our visit.

	(Left) Mt Terrible from the main access track. (Above) The tower from the helipad; the alpine ash has grown back over much of the clearing that existed in the 1960s. (Below) View of Mt Buller, and two old firewatchers.
	The restored hut; Craig and David with the VHCHA hut restorers.

Late afternoon on Mt Terrible: a rainshower heads toward Mt Howitt.

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