| We where orchid hunting as usual, but seeing
things were not going as well as usual we took time out to go for a walk
and see the sights. We started at the picnic ground which was our
usual start for our orchid trek but with the new freeway running close
by, our walk had been demolished. The picnic ground is much improved
and we read the interperative signs before heading across the new bridge
to start our walk to the lookout - something we had not realised was
there or had ever envisaged doing. So we started to climb the
mountain and after a few minutes saw a sign saying -"Top Carpark 20
Minutes". This had us concerned as could we drive to the carpark
and start our walk from there? Well we continued and realised that
no you couldn't drive anywhere on the mountain. Continuing further up
the track we finally got to the carpark and from here the track was
mostly "level". The views of the town below came and went and the forest around us was quite bueatiful as well. Some
interest along the way was the old boiler and the mining areas. |
