We decided to take the inland road back to Canberra. This meant driving up a very steep incline over the Great Dividing Range.  Not far from the summit  is  a rest area, where we and a number of others stopped to take a break from drive and take in the spectacular views back over  the valley.

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The township of Cooma is situated in the southern highlands of New South Wales on the Snowy Mountains highway. approximatel 120 km south of Canberra.The population numbers around 8000.

Cooma is 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.

There is a lot to see in and around Cooma and one of the local attractions is the Cooma Monaro tourist Railway.  The CMR uses CPH Railmotors and provides rides  to Chakola – 19 kms form Cooma plus there are other services that go to the Snowy Junction and Bunyan. 

Also take time to visit the Snowy River Hydro Information Centre to find out all about the Snowy River Scheme.

Then it’s onto Canberra via the Monaro Highway. The trip seems much shorter than the way we went down to Eden and before long we are back home. 

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