I did an anticlockwise lap of the lakes and boardwalk.
The first few k's are easy gravel path/tarmac
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Maybe I should have brought my slr , couple of quick snaps and keep going
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Pity , it would make a nice trail ride
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Yes it really is cold today..
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I was wondering if the creaking I could hear was my knees/hips ... realised it was the lapping ice at the edge of the lake
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What a difference a year makes , the second photo was taken a year ago after prolonged heavy rain
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Miner village , nearly under water last year too
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Too busy gasping on the steep bit to take photos
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The difficult bit is over
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Slippery board walk or frozen bog , decisions , decisions
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It's all down hill from here
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Divert from the main boardwalk to a steep descent onto a handy forest trail..
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Home and time to put the feet up
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