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TRAVELLING
TO WEE JASPER IS
A
JOURNEY THROUGH
ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE GEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES IN AUSTRALIA. THE ROAD PASSES THROUGH A RANGE OF VOLCANIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS WITH A MIX OF BROADACRE AND GRAZING RURAL PROPERTIES. |
 Folded
limestone at Mountain Creek |
 Goodradigbee River to north of Wee Jasper bridge |
WINDING
DOWN THROUGH FANTASTIC FOLDED LIMESTONE BELTS YOU WILL ENTER
A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY ABOUT 20 KMS LONG WITH THE GOODRADIGBEE
RIVER RUNNING ITS LENGTH, SURROUNDED BY HILLS AND CONTAINING
A WEALTH OF NATURAL FEATURES. |
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AFTER CROSSING THE HISTORIC BRIDGE OVER THE GOODRADIGBEE RIVER YOU DRIVE THROUGH THE VILLAGE TO THE SCHOOL AT THE END OF THE ROAD. TURNING NORTH ( RIGHT) THE SEALED ROAD WILL TAKE YOU 6 KM OUT TO CAREY'S CAVE. TURNING SOUTH (LEFT) YOU WILL PASS THE MEMORIAL HALL AND HEAD UPSTREAM TO THE RESERVES ON THE RIVER WHERE YOU CAN CAMP OVERNIGHT, BUSHWALK OR JUST PICNIC AND RELAX WITH NATURE. |
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