Charming

This post got delayed. I received a good but distracting email when I returned home from this walk, and I only just remembered to post some images and thoughts here.

Charming Creek walkway offers a lot of mental and visual stimulation; the path is primarily the bed of a mining and milling tramline. Charming Creek is noticeably mineralised by leaching from old mine workings. 
The orange-tinted waters meet the Ngakawau River in a stunning gorge near the Mangatini Falls; sadly, more historic mine runoff enters the waterway via the falls and other streams that drain the Stockton Plateau.

In contrast to the waterways, the forest along the walkway seems to be healthy and recovering from the historic forestry activity of the area. The various southern beech tree species were vibrant in the spring sunshine. This is a walk I look forward to revisiting.