Day trip to the home of Adrian Cook

Far Left: Archdale Bridge. Top: Con & Ian under the Archdale Bridge Bottom: Old Zephyr

In Retrospect - September 17, 2006

Group Photo - Weekend at Halls Gap September 2006

In Retrospect - October 15, 2006

Group Photo - Picnic at Hanging Rock October 2006

Picnic Day at Vaughan Springs

Our group assembled in Maryborough and confirmed a route by which we could travel to the Vaughan Mineral Springs Campground. The route was as follows: Maryborough > Carisbrook > Moolort > Newstead > Guildford and then on to Vaughan.

It was a sunny Spring day and Vaughan offered up more than it's fair share of photo opportunities. We arrived at the Mineral Springs Campground to find the C.F.A conducting a "Teddy Bears Picnic" themed family day, complete with coffee kiosk. Cappoccinos got the heart started, along with rides on the oversized slide that the campground boasted.

The Loddon River runs through the campground and the area is quite picturesque. We dispersed to take shots for an hour or two, then regrouped by the river for a picnic lunch.

Vaughan Springs was well worth the trip, and the club has plans for a return trip in the future.

Highly Recommended: The campground slide; Tasting the local Natural Spring Water.

Day Trip to Mount Cole State Forest

The month of June saw the Goldfields Image Makers travel to scenic Mt Cole for what turned out to be a very enjoyable outing. For those yet to make the trip, Mt Cole State Forest entices the avid photographer with lush fern gullies, alpine plateaus with sweeping views and spectacular tall forests. Enormous granite rocks are a feature as well as the park’s abundant wildlife.

Our group arrived at Richards campground around mid-morning where we took the opportunity to stretch the legs and shoot some of the surrounding area. It was just a taste of what Mt Cole had to offer, so it wasn’t long before we were back in the cars and climbing our way further up into the forest. Nestled above Raglan Falls, Ditchfields campground was the ideal location for lunch and midday found us enjoying a camp fire, sizzling BBQ and the contents of a warm thermos. Raglan Falls beckoned and despite the current dry climate our members trekked off with visions of silky cascading water, softened by long exposures. Despite the absence of any water at the falls, spirits remained high and the group was more than compensated by numerous close encounters with the local flora and fauna.

We departed Ditchfields and headed for home via Mt Lonarch, a decision that provided us with one of the highlights of the day, a roadside sighting of what could only be described as a magnificent example of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle. Sadly, the majestic bird proved too elusive to photograph but made quite an impression none the less. After a couple more stops among the pine forests of Mt Lonarch our group drew the curtain on what had proven to be a very enjoyable day.