Dec 19 2021

Hindon, Machine Creek Penno farm

Published by under Both Hikers & Trampers,Year round

3. 15/12/2021. Hindon. Blacksmiths Gully. Leaders Jill Reid, Sarah McCormack, Linda Partridge, Jan Butcher.

A reasonable day dawned for our combined Christmas visit to Hindon, and about 40 people headed up George King Memorial Drive to the hall.  We deposited our “plates”, wrapped up warmly, and drove to Don Graham’s gravesite on Ardachy Station.

15 Dec 1200 Ross Hindon-getting ready

Getting sorted (caption and photo Ross)

Don loved this challenging country & he overlooks the hills and Taieri River.

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Lovely spot for a tribute stone (caption and photo John)

The hikers walked a gentle track & enjoyed the spectacular scenery.

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Nice view of the hill (caption and photo Helen)

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The group of 19 hikers (caption and photo Helen)

The trampers headed down the hill to Blacksmiths Gully, then looped back up to the cars – about 6 km.

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First impression of the vastness of the countryside (caption and photo John)

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Panaroma – open country dwarfs everyone (caption and photo John)

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Phil and Peter in their happy place (caption and photo John)

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Are we going the right way Jill? (caption and photo John)

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Trampers among the Foxgloves (caption and photo Pam)

Kevin Burke said Ian Fleming’s grace and we then enjoyed the generous pot luck lunch.

Chris Wither told us some Hindon Hall history & her various associations with it during her 38 years living at Hindon.  She mentioned how mice often visited during yoga classes……and yes, one brave mouse came under the door soon after!

15 Dec 1200 Ross Hindon-eating lunch

Lunch in the Hindon Hall (caption and photo Ross)

We greatly enjoyed Grant Shackell playing his guitar and singing along with his “blind date” Claire Currie.

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The entertainers – Grant and Claire

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Entertainment from Grant and Claire. Interesting woolsacks on the wall from past and present farms in the district (caption and photo Pam)

Thank you both for the wonderful entertainment, and to Jill Dodds and her helpers for organising the food etc.  A very pleasant way to wrap up our tramping year!

Jill Reid

15 Dec screen shot of tramp route

Tramper’s route

2/4/2014 Both. Hindon. Machine Creek. Recently Bathgate, now Cowley Farm. Easy+ Leaders: Ian, Ken

GPS of route, courtesy Ken.

GPS of route per Garmin, courtesy Ken.

GPS of route

GPS of route per iPhone app.

30 turned out for an earlier foggy, but later sunny, shorter trek over gloriously stock-free paddocks …

M/Tea

M/Tea in the dry away from the heavy dew on the grass. (John panorama pic)

to reach a ridge overlooking the Taieri River gorge. Wonderful views rewarded us on an autumnal day quite free of the slightest disturbing breeze. So we could just take our time and drink the prospect in.

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Steeply over and down. (John panorama pic)

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Taieri Gorge Train returning downriver (John video)

A few of us ventured via cattle tracks down the steep slope below the ledge to the plateau below (as can be discerned from the iPhone app map) with the majority remaining quite content to laze in the sun. With plenty of time to spare, we eventually settled down for lunch, the majority again staying on the main ledge …
Lunch

Lunching along the fence (John pic)

with a few taking advantage of the slope …

Lunch

Lunch on slope overlooking Machine Creek. (Ken pic)

overlooking the dramatic Machine Creek gorge. All in all, an interesting resurrection of a tramp many of us had forgotten. – Ian.

14/7/2004 Hindon, Machine Creek Penno farm Leaders: George, Molly

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M/Tea Machine Creek

 

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Machine Creek railway bridge, looking upstream

 

Lunch

Machine Creek Lunch. George, Arthur, Pat, Molly, Margaret

 

5/5/2004. Both. Hindon, Machine Creek, Deep Stream. Easy. George, Molly, Glenys P.

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One Response to “Hindon, Machine Creek Penno farm”

  1.   # elaineon 02 Apr 2014 at 10:53 pm

    Thanks Ian for a very great day
    at Hindon.
    Well done. What wonderful weather for April.
    Long may it last. Thanks to Ken as well.
    30 of us, which is getting better and better
    for our club.

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