Last weekend B and I went on a mini roadtrip to Goldsborough (near Hokitika). This little spot use to be a well known gold mining area in the old days. These days it's quiet place people can go camping and/or fossick for gold bits and pieces only along the river bed.
B walked further up to see if there was anything he could see, we hadn't taken along our panning eqipment so we will have to go back at some point. This is how low the rivers are on the West Coast as Summer has been extremely dry, we desperately need some steady rain here.
Something nice I saw were some stone sculptures people had made along the river bank.
The river ran quite a distance and from what we discovered from the map there are a few tracks through the land and hills.
Although there wasn't much water I still managed to have a little paddle and rest my hot feet which was nice.
These last photos are the contents of a shed near the bridge that show many of the artefacts that have been found by people over the years from the gold mining days.
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15 comments:
An interesting place to visit. I do like the stone sculptures. And your tootsie-pies 😂
interesting trip.
I love a day trip like that where you get to see scenery and learn a little history in such an easy and pleasant way. Wow though you DO need rain! I always feel like seeing cairns (the rock towers) is good luck and I've even built a few in places where we've hiked!
Quite a few decay scenes in the location.
An interesting place to visit. I would love to try panning for gold.
That is a great tour but I can't belive how low the river levels are. For West Coast that must be some climate record.
Nice images. Love the stone sculpture.
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Love the photo of the bridge, Amy. And the lovely rocky stream. Wouldn't it be nice if we could send you some of our rain? Certainly looks like you guys are needing some.
Love the photo of the bridge, Amy. And the lovely rocky stream. Wouldn't it be nice if we could send you some of our rain? Certainly looks like you guys are needing some.
A fascinating place to visit.
Captivating photos as always, Amy.
Nice place to discover. I like those.
...Goldsborough is an appropriate name!
Terrific shots, Amy.
Great shots of an interesting place.
I hope you get to do some panning next time you visit. That river looks perfect for it :)
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