Fifteen eager Batemans Bay Bushwalkers set out up the Old Coach Road, Ian Barnes, our leader, pausing often to provide extensive and interesting information about the particular trees of the area, and forests generally.
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Giant blue & spotted gum, rare red mahogany and later turpentine were features.
The views widened as we climbed, eventually achieving the top of Boyne Trig, now sharing its elevated position with a transmission tower. There were dramatic views of the coast eastward and the mountains westward.
We then plunged down the side of the mountain, bush bashing till we reached the lower forests and a road that led through shady gullies & back to our cars.
First formed in 1985, Batemans Bay Bushwalkers have about 200 members. We are not-for-profit and run by volunteers.
Walks are led by volunteer Walk Leaders, who carry a GPS, topographic map, and when appropriate, a safety beacon. For more information go to www.baybushwalkers.org.au
Pictured are, from left, Len Tompkins, Denise Strickland, Helen Ranson, Ed Janssen, Phillip Ironfield, Sharon Macdonald – who thinks she is a kangaroo – Brian Mercer, Ian Barnes [rear], Rob Lees, Stan Marchant and a visiting walker.
