Cotter Dam open day (take 2)

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On Saturday they had another open day at Cotter Dam.  Except this time you had to book tickets in advance.  So the whole was much more pleasant and civilised than last time, which involved lots of standing around trying to shelter from the rain and getting stressed over people pushing in trying to get onto the buses.

Pleasant waiting area
Cotter bend

View of the old dam, quarry, piles of rocks for the new dam, and one of the saddle dams
Cotter Dam construction

Face of rock where the new dam will be constructed
Cotter Dam construction

One of the completed saddle dams
Saddle dam

Truck bringing rock from the quarry up for processing
Dump truck full of rocks

The top path is where we got to get out and take photos.  The middle path is where we went last time, but couldn't get out this time :(
Cotter Dam open day GPS track

After the bus trip, went on the Discovery Trail again

The old little bridge across the Cotter River was swept away last year
Bridge all gone

Cotter Dam from the Discovery Trail
Cotter Dam

European Wasp in the car park
Bug


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