Ben Lomond is a snow-covered mountain landmark in the landscape Dorrigo Evans crosses to visit Tom Evans. Its massif gives him his bearings as he travels through the paddocks and bush toward Tom’s isolated home, making the mountain a practical guide into the country where the two brothers spend time together.

Setting and Route

From Llewellyn, Dorrigo heads north-east through the paddocks, taking his bearings from Ben Lomond before continuing through the bush toward the snow country behind the mountain. Tom works there as a possum snarer, two weeks on and one week off; Dorrigo’s journey ends at Tom’s home, a small cave sheltered below a ridgeline.

Narrative Significance

Ben Lomond is presented through its place in Dorrigo’s journey rather than as a destination in itself. The distant, snow-covered massif helps him navigate from town into the remote country where Tom lives, connecting the expansive landscape to the brothers’ intimate routine of visits. The mountain’s role as a bearing point also gives the route a clear orientation: from Llewellyn, across paddocks and through the bush, toward the shelter of Tom’s cave.