Jerusalem Creek
28-29 November 1998
This trip was organised by Grant and Maureen who, although no longer resident in Bendigo, are still very keen members. Jerusalem Creek is a camping area on the edge of Lake Eildon on the arm formed by Jerusalem Creek. It would be quite busy during holiday periods but was fairly peaceful when we were there. From the club were Deb, Reyer and Chris, Di, Sarah, Tom and myself. A friend of Grant's was up from Melbourne and a family from Mansfield, where Grant and Maureen live, came over late on Saturday.
On Saturday Grant, Reyer, Grant's friend and I did a walk from the point where Jerusalem Creek enters Eildon. We went up a spur, the name of which eludes me now, heading for Rocky Peak. As we had started a bit late in the day we didn't get to the point we had intended but turned back at a time that meant we would be back at the car about 6pm. The walk was very pleasant and not particularly hard even though it was up a long spur. The forest was open eucalypt with quite a few varieties of birds. The remainder of the group explored the nature trail close to the camp ground and were surprised to find many wildflowers still around as well as some interesting fungi. The climb to the top along the overgrown and unused track was certainly worth the effort.
On Sunday Reyer, Chris and Deb decided to explore a bit more around the camping area. There are a couple of good short walks in the area. The rest of us drove to a saddle below Mt Torbreck. From that point it was about a two hour walk up to the summit. There were eight children in total ranging from Arran who was only about 6 weeks old to an 11 year old, accompanied by seven adults. The walk was through classic alpine country, lots of rocks and snow gums. We had lunch on the summit under the huge cairn then retraced our steps to the cars and headed off to our respective homes.
Thanks Grant for a well organised weekend, a couple of good walks and pleasant company.
'The Gang' on the summit of Mt Torbreck