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Another short walkabout along a creek (6/18/23)

Bob and I walked a little over 30 minutes into the city of Monash (we’re in the city of Whitehorse) to check out the Damper Creek Reserve that we had seen on Google Maps. As we learned when we got there, Damper Creek is at the uppermost reaches of the Gardiners Creek sub catchment area of the Yarra River. The Reserve was established to provide an important wildlife corridor, protection of natural vegetation, as well as a green space for humans and their pets.

We thought it was lovely and wished it was longer. It felt worlds away from the busy street we needed to walk to get there.

An attractive metal sign outside the reserve
The path in the reserve that ran alongside the creek
A great walkway connecting the neighborhood to the trail
One of three photos of the creek
Lots of moss and vegetation along the creek
Love the sound of running water over the rocks
Ever since a housesit in Brussels near a large forest,
we have taken photos of unique mushrooms.
We hadn’t seen any quite so bright orange before.
A plaque marking the 40 year anniversary of the establishment of the reserve

The other purpose for the walk was to check out another train station near us, the Mount Waverly Station. It’s an alternative to the Box Hill train station that we have been using, although it is only served by one train line instead of 2 out of Box Hill. Still, the retail area around the Mount Waverly Station was cute.

A selfie booth in the retail area.

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