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8.2
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We prepared and ate lunch at the bottom of the cliff.
Some people showed up in a Land Rover, but they didn't seem to mind us.
(We were not sure if we were on private or public property.) There
was lots of wood for fires. This had been a quarry operation, and
old crates were abundant. After lunch, we followed the cart track
road down to the main road running to Kelso Dam We investigated the
ruined lime kilns down by the railroad tracks. The towers had been
levelled, but the brick ovens were still in existence. We then left
our packs at the lime kilns, and went down to the dam. While at the
dam, a slow freight train appeared around the bend in the tracks.
We ran back to the tracks for the express purpose of trying to hop the
train. |
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9.1
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We arrived at the railroad tracks, and ran along side
the train at the same speed that it was moving. We then grabbed hold
of any convenient protrusion, and jumped on. Most of the fellows
jumped on one of the ladders at either end of the cars. However,
we had left our packs at the ruined lime kilns, and we soon had to jump
off and return for them. After retrieving our packs, we headed off
to Appleby Line. |
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9.8
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We reached Appleby Line, and decided to investigate the
still standing lime kilns there. We met a Scouter from Hamilton who
was following after some of his boys who were on some sort of mystery hike.
He was an amateur geologist, and he showed us various fossils in the limestone. |
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10
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We returned to Appleby Line and waited for Mr. Neame
who came to give us a ride back home. |
We
then headed up a field in a direction parallel to the road allowance, and
eventually cut back onto a cart track that appeared to be on the road allowance.
The cart track, however, left the road allowance, and wend just a little
north of due west.
