APRIL 2017 : CANBERRA : The Cotter Dam Discovery Trail and return via the Honyong - Cotter Track : 9 kms - 2 1/2 hours

This morning, in misty rain, we walked from the Cotter Dam carpark on trails and tracks westward and then looped back to the Dam. 18o.

 

 

Setting off from the carpark.

 

Glorious Autumn colours

 

Around the river shore

 

 

Then on to one of the many firetrails.

 

There were some steep sections.

 

 

An unexpected sighting of an emu running along the fence.

 

Views of the Dam

 

Checking the route details.

 

Over the bridge..

 

To the new dam, reconstructed in 2013.

 

History of the area

 

Back to the carpark.

 

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