EXCEED May/June 2019 Vol 36 No:3 | Page 25

TRIP REPORTS Lael Lea at the top of a steep climb up Mountain track to the summit of Mt Hickey; Lyndon Bell is guiding (NP). View down Mt Hickey road showing the regeneration following the October 2015 fire. The stringybarks still retain their outer burnt bark, silver wattles are already 2-3 m high, and some bracken is starting to die because of the prolonged drought here (NP).