“As I started following the ‘open’ lead, I found myself pushing through tea-trees between 6-12 ft tall. The thicket wasn’t terribly dense and I was able to part the trees with my hands and walk through without too much struggle. I did hit some open buttongrass, and it made me feel like I was right on Hellyer’s heels. Then a 100 m later I was in the wiry bauera, looking for a way out, feeling certain the country has gotten more scrubby since people have stopped burning it regularly. I was able to follow some wombat pads through the worst of the bauera tangle.”- A.S. 16 Nov 2022, near the Sophia River.