Wednesday 23 August 2023

Rob sliding down Spring Creek with Lenore and Julie

Rob alongside a basalt intrusive dyke

Rob, Denise and Gavin on Spring Creek

Admiring the Rock Orchids

Rock orchids just coming into bud

Photos courtesy DonnaG, KarenM and Rob – Walk report courtesy of Walk Leader, Rob.

Nine walkers enjoyed a pleasant hike in ‘almost spring’ weather along the Spring Creek Firetrail to the native orchids found on the granite outcrops along a creek line.

Before the bushfires of 2019/20 many rock orchids were to be found flowering at this time of year. A reccie to this area in 2021 showed us that many of the orchids had been damaged by fires and none were flowering. It was very
pleasing on this walk to find many of the orchids very growing well and starting to flower.

A few of the more adventurous walkers headed further down the creek to the volcanic dyke below the waterfall that was very visible in the dry conditions. You always get a rock outcrop feature on a Rob walk.