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Walking Group.
Our leader is:
Ron Vickers
5622 1137.
Please NOTE the Walking group will be starts from at 10 AM on Tuesdays.
We walk for about an hour along the walking path. People walk at their own pace.
There are many seats along the way to sit and have a rest.
After about an hour we all meet back at the picnic shelter for a BYO cuppa and a nibble and natter.
RECENT WALKS.
09/02/10 TARA BULGA NATIONAL PARK. 9 Feb meet at Latrobe Street Carpark at 9:00 AM for Car pooling, stop at the Open Cut lookout (See pics below) for morning tea. We took own Picnic lunch.
20 of us set off for Tara Bulga travelling via Traralgon South. A stop at the Open Cut viewing platform (Miners View) to view the works was hampered by the poor visibility. Never the less, Morning Tea was enjoyed by all and we were on their way again.
Our route took us via Callignee, where the devastation after the fires last year was very evident. Burnt trees lined the road, and on arriving at the Tara Park ,were amazed to find it completely untouched. Just as beautiful as ever.
It was a hot, humid day and the walk through the Rainforest was refreshing.
Some of us left Tara to travel to the Bulga Park, but only about half of the walkers wanted to push on that far. Some of us came up to the tables at Bulga only to find that they had been deserted. So we had a very enjoyable lunch at Bulga and went home.
It was less humid at Bulga where we enjoyed our lunch in the cooler conditions.
After lunch, only about half of the walkers wanted to walk over the Suspension Bridge and the short gully walk.
When we arrived back (covered in sweat and very thirsty) Kevin had thoughtfully brought a Chiller filled with cold water, which we were very grateful for.
The ones that had decided to stay behind and have a chat were nearly eaten alive BY HUGE MOSSIES or so they said.
All in all it was another great day out with the Walking Group.
Loy Yang Power Station and surrounds, Hyland Highway
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Entrance to Miners View Lookout, Hyland Hwy
Car park and information shelter at Miners View Lookout
View of Loy Yang Power Station from Miners View Lookout
View of Loy Yang Power Station from Miners View Lookout
View of open cut coal mine from Miners View Lookout
View south along Hyland Hwy towards Morwell Rd
View east along Hyland Hwy towards Loy Yang Power Station
View west along Hyland Hwy towards Loy Yang Power Station
Some of the Ladies at Tara Bulga Car Park.
More of us having Morning Tea.
Joan and Sue having Morning Tea.
29/12/09 No walk was scheduled but 3 of us did the walk and then adjourned to the new Mc Cafe to try the new shop.
22/12/09 the last walk for this year, after the walk we had a sausage sizzle. 35 people came and enjoyed the meal barbecued by Kevin and Jim along with some other helpers..
22/09/09 we visited the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. 2 years ago we visited these gardens, and in that time the vegetation has matured quite noticeably. Lots of wild flowers were out and the insect and bird life had to be seen and heard to believe. We then had lunch in their cafe.
Kangaroo Paws in Flower at the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens.
Native Orchids in Flower at the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens.
Our leader interfering with trigger plant flowers, at the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens.
1/09/09 We walked as usual along the linear trail, but after that we went to the Stump Restaurant at Darnum for lunch to celebrate the first day of Spring.
21/07/09 a group of 22 keen walkers assembled at the Bourke Street Park, before setting off in convoy style by car for the Mt Worth National Park. Big tree walk. After an enjoyable, scenic drive through very hilly, typical Gippsland terrain, we had our morning tea. While we were enjoying our cuppa, a group of probably 12-20 wrens were hopping about not taking any notice of us at all. It was quite cool compared to the temperature in Warragul, but, very Spring like .We soon warmed up. The walk to the "Big tree" is 1.8km on quite level track. Along the way we saw enormous tree ferns and very tall old growth trees. On our return journey back to the car park, several of us were entertained by a young male Lyrebird. He was perched on an old log, just scratching about and doing his call. After a while he jumped to the ground and continued to scratch for food. It was lovely to watch. On our return to our cars, we all headed to the Stump Cafe at Darnum where we all enjoyed a very plentiful lunch.
09/06/09 This morning 12 very brave (foolhardy) walkers assembled at the Burke Street Park for our regular Tuesday morning walk.
We set off in very cold conditions (the outside temp was 7 deg when we left home) to do the Linear walk.
We managed to get as far as the railway bridge then by a unanimous vote we decided to abandon the walk in favour of a warm coffee in Beeches Café. (The coffee was lovely)
