It suited my mood at the time

[K1W1]

Fuji X-T3 55-200

[Grumpy John]

I hope that you're feeling better K1W1, you must have been in a very dark place at the time.
Really nice and moody image, just enough detail in the shadows to give a hint as to what's there. I like it.

[HansE]

Sets a very dark mood. I think I would just lighten the tree a fraction. I like it as well.

[K1W1]

I hope that you're feeling better K1W1, you must have been in a very dark place at the time.
Really nice and moody image, just enough detail in the shadows to give a hint as to what's there. I like it.

Thanks for looking.
By that time of the day I had already attended to four injured cyclists and when that cloud and rain rolled over the top on Mt Hotham (which is behind the tree) I knew what was to come. I subsequently spent two hours warning cyclists to slow down before road works in a place with only 25 metres of visibility on a fast downhill road section and when I got to the Dinner Plain rest stop it looked like a triage station in a war movie. 200 cyclists were bussed back from there. It did get better after that but by the time we were back on the high plains above Falls Creek after one more bleeding cyclist from a crash it was dark and visibility was literally down to a couple of metres.
Overall the day was, lets say, interesting.

[Grumpy John]

Was there a cycling event going on, or just a lot of stupid people all in one place?

[K1W1]

It was the annual Peaks Challenge event run by Bicycle Network. Falls Creek, Mt Beauty, Tawonga Gap (peak one), Mt Hotham (peak two), Omeo, Falls Creek (peak three). 235 or thereabouts km, several thousand vertical metres of climbing and finishers do it in between 8 and 13 hours. 1800 starters.

I think this was wave three leaving Falls Creek before 7am


and this was coming back across the high plains above Falls Creek at about 7pm

[Grumpy John]

Thanks for the explanation K1W1. Certainly horrific conditions, not conducive to fast bike riding.