Today was a beautiful spring day. Just perfect for four Walkabouters to walk along the tracks in the Pyretes Range. We met at Merrimu Reservoir a few kilometers from the Range and saw a spectacular halo ringing the sun as it shone brightly through high clouds.
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| It's a bit bright! |
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| A more dramatic shot |
After a short drive we arrived the beginning of the Antinomy Mine Track.
We ducked under the gate and headed downhill,
ignoring the path with a quartz arrow pointing left,
and then uphill until we turned right onto Sugarloaf Track.
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| Mt Blackwood and Xanthorrhoea |
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| It was a bit steep! |
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| Mt Sugarloaf in the distance |
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| Turn off to the Summit |
And then we reached the Summit!
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| Westerly view to Mt Blackwood |
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| Warning sign! |
Dare we go in if there is no exit??
We dared!
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| Is that a bridge?! |
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| A more dramatic view |
Fortunately, it was not a bridge to far,
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| Patient onlookers. |
to get across.
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| Ruins |
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| Antinomy mine entrance |
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| A rocky outcrop |
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| Dry creek bed |
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| Some more ruins |
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| Even more ruins |
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| Rock face |
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| Flowering xanthorrhoea |
And then we were back!
After a cup of tea it was time to drive home!
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