Though some of the participants had done this walk previously, the sight of the old Golden Bar Open-Cut Mine was a new one for many, with its sheer rocky orange walls.
Gold was discovered here in 1858, and the equivalent of some 36 million dollars in today’s currency was extracted over a 40 year period.
The bush track took us through the ever changing scenery of Box-Ironbark forest, open woodland, grass trees, early blooming wildflowers and wattle trees. We were surrounded by a cacophony of sound by the resident birdlife, in anticipation of spring.
A circuit of the Cyanide Dam concluded the walk, followed by lunch, and a well earned cuppa at the Honeyeater Picnic Area.
[Sandi]