Lake Ballard

Submitted: Monday, Jan 24, 2005 at 11:22
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A freind of mine had some visitors from overseas and over east so he suggested a trip out to lake Ballard to check out Anthony Gormleys statues. I had been there once over a year ago and was keen for another look. While I am not into art there is definitly something bizzare about 50 strange looking sculptures spaced out into a saltlake as far as the eye can see. The islands in the salt lake give it an even stranger appearence with the closest island rising straight out of the lake to about 30m high wth a steepish walking track to the top. We stayed till dusk watching the shadows stretch back from the statues before heading to snake hill lookout where there is bbq facilitys and shelter.
The Italian visitor seemes amazed with the straight roads and the isolation that we had driven 180k one way and passed through 1 very small town. If travelling North from Kalgoorlie and you have the time a detour from Broadarrow through Ora Banda and Northwards to Leonora Exists which takes in the sights of the Golden Quest discovery trail inc the statues is a more exciting route than the highway which is as interesting as a broken pram at the tip
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