Day 57 – Kings Canyon

A new day dawned with no other residents in our room. It was very pleasant and quiet compared to caravan parks and hostels we have been in recently. I was up about 6:30, showered, dressed and had some breakfast. Lynn got up later and we then headed off and were at Kings Canyon before 9. We started the walk up before it got too warm, but comparing this trip with last year’s, I can feel the effect of the scarring on my lungs. I got out of breath far more easily and wasn’t able to move quickly enough to get sore muscles. We both made it to the top of the climb and then walked around, including to Colliston’s Lookout but not including the Garden of Eden walk. During the walk, we ran into and chatted with a number of people. Lynn had difficulty around marker 60, so sat and rested. I had a task to do, but had gone past the place where Priscilla sang on the rim in “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”. I went back quickly and with some assistance completed my task, at Marker 53, to the amusement of many passers-by and a school group from Alphington Grammar. I soon caught up with Lynn and we were down to the carpark by 1:30. After that it was back to Kings Canyon Resort, a snack for lunch and a rest in the afternoon. I chatted with a naturalist/astronomer photographer and lent him a memory card, asking that he post it back once he returned to England and copied the photos onto his computer. We went up to see the sunset and ran into two retired teachers from Tasmania who had helped on my task. After that, it was a light snack for tea and an early night.