We always stop for lunch in town before deciding whether we head back to camp in Jindabyne or continue on through to other alpine roads/towns in the surrounding mountains.

The little town center/visitors center feels like it’s stuck in time in the best way. The little shop fronts would make an awesome backdrop for some vintage cars.

You turn around and on the other side of that you’ve got a big open view of the mountains off in the distance.

I couldn’t help but do a quick little shoot of the wagon while we were here. It’s first proper trip after I got it was this one last year.

The complete difference between the landscape between this year and last year was crazy. We had dry orange autumn leaves everywhere last year and lush yellow/green tree’s this year. We were a little earlier in the season than last year but definitely well into autumn. (Crazy how it can look so different)

Dead Horse Gap → Khancoban

This has to be by far one of my favourite routes I’ve driven so far.

Starting up the top of dead horse gap, you head down a steep descent into the valley. Carving through switch back turns surrounded by tall forest growth. As you hit the bottom of the valley the corners straighten out a little but still keep their flow.

As you get closer to the Khancoban side of the route the turns tighten up a little again. The scenery changes from the dense bush to roads cut through sheer cliffs that open up to mountainside views of the rivers that run adjacent to the road.

This is just one of many twisty alpine roads we drove through on the trip this year but it’s always at the top of my list as one of my favs.

You can’t beat the scenic autumn tree lined roads of Khancoban once you arrive in town as well. So many Great photo spots!