oCDo, (2/2) Bannockburn Sluicings, Cromwell #Otago. The loop walk overlooks several vineyards nestled along the flats beside the flooded Kawarau River—part of Lake Dunstan & seen here with purple thyme (📷1) & red sorrel in foreground (📷2). The original ground level of the Carrick (alluvial) Fan indicates just how much gravel was shifted (📷3). An example exploratory dig (📷4).
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Red tinge to grass due to red sorrel in foreground; orderly vines in mid distance with ranges in background
Original ground level to left & right of frame; a path crosses the remains of gravels blasted away in search of gold
A tunnel into an exposed gravel face; with a tin pan inside & thyme growing outside