Stretching the horizon

Strange creatures stride across the pale grass, braced for winter weather, lumbering in their assortment of bright warm coats and thick, soggy socks. They have migrated from urban metropolitan centres across the globe to wander in awe of the Cradle landscape. Many pictures are snapped, to show family and friends unfortunate enough to be unable to share the experience. But the centrepiece, the mountain, shelters behind silky mist, at some points casting black shadows upon its visitors.