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Castle Hill

November 18, 2016 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

We stopped on our way to Cass to eat a late lunch at Castle Hill and explore the rocks. The boys had a lot of fun! This is the view down the valley as we walked out to the hill.

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Looking the other direction from the trail.

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We were heading toward those huge rocks directly ahead of us. There were a lot of tourists, mostly Oriental, there when we arrived, and then a busload of them arrived as we started walking.

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This rock is out in the paddock by itself.

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We were amused, watching the tourists. This pose seemed to be the favorite of the day. Most of the people from the bus just walked out here, took pictures all around, and headed right back to the bus. One or two, though went up into the rocks, then had to run back before they got left behind.

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Our boys wasted no time climbing up into the rocks. There are all four of them, at least a hundred feet up. It was a lot easier climbing the backside of this rock than it looks from this side!

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Mr. Inventor and Mr. Intellectual had great fun practicing their rock-climbing skills.

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Mr. Sweetie had fun finding caves.

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Mr. Diligence and Mr. Sweetie did some climbing, too, but in slightly tamer places than their big brothers.

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The valley behind the rocks is quite different from the front.

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Castle Hill Station

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Mr. Imagination called this rock a rabbit.

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