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13 Aug 2022: Castlemaine Diggings - Vaughan Springs
Photos:
Robert Ian MAIR, Babak DADVAND
Shortly after leaving our cars near the...
There was only a little water in the...
Along the way we found an old bottle that...
We paused for refreshment beside a...
Our route crossed deeper erosion gullies...
Picking up the Goldfields Track we continued...
Old chimney remains stood as markers of past...
Mine shafts too stood as a record of former...
On reaching the Loddon River the result of...
We followed the course of an old water race...
The high water level lapped around the end...
The Loddon River raced beneath our feet.
With light rain falling we "retired" to the...
The older "children" were delighted by the...
The upper level campsite put on its best...
Having completed our exploration of the town...
Next morning we awoke under a sea of mist.
A quick stop to sample the mineral water as...
An old orchard took on a ghostly appearance...
Time was taking its toll on the water race...
Massively upturned beds of rock slashed...
At a pre-determined point along the river...
Looking back we could still see the Loddon...
Avoiding the more used tracks our leader...
The light scrub made walking for easy.
Flowers covered the forest floor.
Eventually we emerged onto the Sebastapol...
Crossing the Sebastapol Creek we made our...
Displays of imported flowers were blooming...
Soon we were passing Mr Hunts Chimney as our...
A quick look at the nearby shaft and we were...
Following another ridgeline we made good...
Fungi thrived in the moist understory.
The intense colours stood out against the...
One final off-track shortcut and creek gully...
