Eldorado to Beechworth

Ride your bicycle from Wangaratta to Beechworth via the gold fields of Eldorado and you will see recent gold history and ancient weather worn granite valleys.  In spring time, the valley is full of orchids and showy pea flowers.  When you reach Beechworth, the ride back to Wangaratta is all downhill.

this dredge once removed millions of dollars worth of gold from the Eldorado gold field now, only the golden Hibbertia lines the creek the road from Eldorado crosses Reid's creek at two fords
blue Wahlenbergia flowers cover the road side an abrupt drop on Reid's creek created the woolshed falls the miners stored their explosives far out of town
Chinese memorial towers are an important reminder of the ethnic diversity of the miners the delicate flower of the "Fringe Lily", Thysanotus tuberosus, quickly disappears at last we reach Beechworth, the ride to Wangaratta is all down hill now