Hindon, Machine Creek Penno farm – Taieri Recreational Tramping Club

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.

15 Dec John tribute stone resize — *Lovely spot for a tribute stone (caption and photo John)*

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

15 Dec Phil hikers group resize — *Nice view of the hill (caption and photo Helen)*

15 Dec Phil nice view from the hill resize — *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.

15 Dec John going down the ridge line resize — *First impression of the vastness of the countryside (caption and photo John)*

15 Dec John landscape view resize — *Panaroma – open country dwarfs everyone (caption and photo John*)

15 Dec John Phil and Peter in their happy place resize — *Phil and Peter in their happy place (caption and photo John)*

15 Dec John are we going the right way Jill resize — *Are we going the right way Jill? (caption and photo John)*

15 Dec Pam trampers in the foxgloves resize — *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.

15 Dec 1200 Ross Hindon - Claire and Grant — *The entertainers – Grant and Claire*

15 Dec Pam sing along Hindon Hall resize — *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.

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

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.

Steeply over and down. (John panorama pic)

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 …

with a few taking advantage of the slope …

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

Machine Creek railway bridge, looking upstream

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

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elaine says:

April 2, 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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