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Early morning walk.		Beautiful fog covering the valley.
Spiders were very productive overnight.		Clearing to a beautiful day.
	The beginnings of a white rainbow.
		Sun coming up.
Mythical Pencil Pines.
Just about done packing.	Herod’s Gate between the two rising sides.
	First look through the gap, looking at the stunning peaks.	Looking back through the gap you see Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff.
		Barn Bluff is the pimple of the left.
	The Temple ahead.	Solomon’s Throne to the right, The Temple to the left.
The flanks of King David’s Peak.
	King David’s Peak looking back towards Herods Gate.	Lunch at a thicket of Pencil Pines.
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Panorama View - Click to expand	The saddle is Damascus Gate, flanked by Solon’s Throne and The Temple.
		Pool of Bethesda
Panorama View - Click to expand	Solomons Throne and Damascus Gate from Pool of Bethesda
	Looking back at King David’s Peak, presiding over Herods Gate.
		Walk down to Dixons Kingdom Hut
		Dixons Kingdom Hut campground.
	Some “big wigs” were inspecting works along the track.	Dixons Kingdom Hut
	Beautiful camp ground.	Started walking to Mt Jerusalem and our swimming tarn.
		Selfie.
Valley of Hinom	Mt Jerusalem in the background.
	After a short climb you reach a plateau.
		The plateau has a number of tarns that make fantastic swimming holes.
	The plateau with Mt Jerusalem in the background.
Our swimming tarn.
Our swimming tarn with Mt Jerusalem in the background.
	After the swim we climbed Mt Jerusalem, about an hour walk with our 5yo.
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Panorama View - Click to expand	In the far background you can see the peaks of the famous Overland Track.
	The boys got to the top first.
Stunning views.	Endless off-track walking.
Views of the Walls of Jerusalem NP.
	Lolly rewards.
		Back past the tarns on the plateau.
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		Dixons kingdom at the bottom in the valley (left side of photo
		Sunset setting over Mt Jerusalem.
	Bedtime.