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02 Apr 2022: Lerderderg Gorge
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR, Ben McINNERNEY
After a quick coffee in Blackwood for those...
Formalities and safety preliminaries over we...
The uplifting views from the Byers Back...
Ben slipped into a small tunnel along the...
The track wound its way around the contours...
Steep slopes gave way to rocky drops as the...
The industry of the gold prospectors had to...
At O`Brien's Crossing we took advantage of...
The Lerderderg River level was low which was...
The rain continued to fall as we set out for...
Extra caution was required across the...
It would be harder to get much wetter but...
Piles of shattered trees lined the river...
As the afternoon wore on we took in the...
High jinx bubbled to the fore at every...
After reaching camp it was a scene of...
The optimists were rewarded by the flames...
Next morning the hope of a phoenix...
Despite the confusion of the ending of...
Our first goal was to join with Cowans Track...
At the junction we paused very briefly and...
One foot ahead of the other was all it took...
Cowans Track gave way to O`Brien's Road and...
In a blink we passed through O`Briens...
One more chance to marvel at the industry of...
The foundations of the track we now follow...
From Byers Back track the route down to The...
The upstream entrance to The Tunnel hides...
Across the bend in the river the downstream...
The Tunnel exit stands as a memorial to the...
From the Tunnel we followed the Tunnel Point...
Then, as only experienced leaders know when,...
Near the bottom a drop into a side gully...
Once at the river we started making our way...
An initial determination to keep our feet...
Fallen trees, slippery crossings and we were...
Dry-feet Agajan added to the challenge by...
All along the changing scenery was stunning....
Then, the exit track to Golden Gully and our...
And for those that had time, a brief visit...
