Karalee rocks offer a couple of walk trail options, long and short – we take the short walk down the length of the trough onto the rocks, then back through the bush to camp. As with Wave Rock these rocks also have a catchment wall, used to collect the rainfall runoff and direct downhill into a system of cross country flumes and aquaducts into the dam. It was heralded as one of the most ambitious and successful engineering feat of the late 19th century. This site was also used way back when, as a water supply for travellers and animals, it was at a price - travellers on foot were free. It has rained this morning so we wait for the tent to dry out before packing up.
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| The aquaduct, still standing, leading to the dam |
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| Huge granite rocks a great water catchment area |
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| A white clay/quartz well built late 1890's |
It’s not a long drive today, we cruise off via Coolgardie to Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
We got here about lunch time, booked into Discovery park, though it took quite a while to set up the annex, as the ground is rock hard and not one blade of grass to be seen, why are we not surprised.
We then take a short drive out to the Superpit lookout, what a hole!
We are smack bang in the middle of the famous Golden Mile. Stayed there a little while watching the goings on in the pit,
then went for a drive over to Mount Charlotte lookout, this spot marks the end of the Golden pipeline trail which starts at Perth, constructed in 1903 and still operates today, supplying water to this area.
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| SUPER PIT |
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| It's a 40 minute round trip from top to the bottom of the Superpit |
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| I'm sorry can someone tell me what this is?? Not very attractive |
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| View from Mt Charlotte back to Superpit area |
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