22/4/22 Silverton

 

   Having not been out to Silverton on our last visit here , we decided to go for a drive out there - we were a bit hesitant due to all the Mundi Mundi Bash participants being out there somewhere , but we went anyway !

   We pulled up before town - there's 39 dips in the road out here from Broken Hill , some okay , others shocking . But here's an aerial view of Silverton and the Umberumberka Creek that runs through .

   This is us under one of the Redgums at one creek crossing - yes we were on the road - the other side was a boggle , so we backtracked a bit .

   We drove into town , but decided to go out to Mundi Mundi Lookout first - it was closed , probably for public safety with all the Bash goer's wanting to stop & have a look - it's just over the top of the hill and a bit blind . This is the view out onto Mundi Mundi Station and the Mundi Mundi Plains .

 Also a view point for the Silverton Windfarm - there are over 50 turbines producing power for Broken Hill .

   Another surprise was the Umberumberka Reservoir - it was full of very muddy water due to the recent deluges .

   From the reservoir lookout , you could see the Mundi Mundi Bash going on a few kilometres away , there were hundreds , if not thousands of vans & vehicles .

   This is the stage area

  And more campers .

   This would have been one of the road closure points the other day , water was still flowing over it .

   Back into Silverton and some of the buildings still left .

    And some on their way out .

   And of course the Mad Max 2 museum .

 One of the old Falcons used in the movie 

  Beside the museum .

   Another ruin .

   The hotel was going gangbusters , people were being brought back to town from the bash via buses , so it was busy busy busy .

   This is the Municipal Chambers .

   After some lunch , we headed out toward Daydream Mine - we missed the tour so stopped at a creek bed to get some photos .

   Redgums know where the water is 

   They were growing quite well in this section

Time for some more aerial shots - why - because I can !! The patterns & colours left by the recent flooding were awesome .

  Many animal tracks going into the creek - probably goats .

    The wind turbines are on the hills in the distant left of photo .

   Here's a map link : - https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1sha8d2TnB8_YNKW0LBMzD9dhIZnC6lbd&usp=sharing