Sunrise on Carina Peak at Promontory Lake
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Western and Eastern Arthurs Traverse – Part 4

A 12-day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in Southwest Tasmania by Kylie and Clinton Garratt.  Part Four takes us over the final section of the Western Arthurs visiting an Abel enroute and descends to the surrounding plains at Pass Creek. Day 7 - Promontory Lake to Lucifer Ridge A stunning sunrise inspired a pre-breakky photography session…
High Moor from Mt Columba
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Western and Eastern Arthurs Traverse – Part 3

A 12-day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in Southwest Tasmania by Kylie and Clinton Garratt.  Part Three sees us traversing the infamous Beggary Bumps, bagging a fog-bound Abel and moving beyond Kappa Moraine. Day 5 - High Moor to Haven Lake Pre-dawn on the tent platform revealed the fog had retreated since last night and there…
Mt Olympus
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Shadow Lake & Little Hugel

My last post described a failed trip to Lake Rhona* which ended up being a Florentine Valley Road recce with a short walk to Richea Creek.  I left that story with us camped in public forest at Catagunya looking for an alternate adventure.  We certainly found one! Mt Olympus After checking Lake St Clair ferry prices we decided a…
Tiger Road bridge
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Richea Creek

With three days off in early July Kylie and I set our sights on Lake Rhona.  It had been a record dry June in many places so, despite being winter, we thought we had a chance at crossing the Gordon River.  We had heard mixed reports about whether the crossing log was usable so we decided seeing is believing.…
Pandani Grove, Lake Dobson
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Mount Field Snow

Time for a break from Western Arthurs... Pandani Grove, Lake Dobson Looking ahead to the first week of school holidays two days stood out from the forecast.  With 12 year old Henry keen for an overnight hike it was easy to pick the best time.  As for location, options abounded.  We selected Mount Field which did not disappoint. Lake…
Lake Oberon from Mt Sirius
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Western and Eastern Arthurs Traverse – Part 2

A 12-day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in Southwest Tasmania by Kylie and Clinton Garratt.  Part Two bags a pair of Abels, takes us past the famous Lake Oberon, introduces us to John Chapman's "difficulties*" and leads us on to High Moor. Day 3 - Square Lake to Lake Oberon After the balmy night at the foot of…
Junction Creek
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Western & Eastern Arthur Traverse – Part 1

A 12-day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in Southwest Tasmania by Kylie and Clinton Garratt.  Part 1 gets us onto the range and bags our first peaks for the trip. Day 0 - Farmhouse Creek We dropped our car at Farmhouse Creek hoping it would be there and willing to fire up on command in 12…
Alpha Moraine
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Western Arthur Winter Amble – Part 2

Day 3 - Mt Hesperus and Lake Cygnus Alpha Moraine After a night listening to the blizzard howl above our heads I set out for a day walk to Lake Cygnus and back.  Once back on the flat top of the range, some of the walking was easy in places where the wind driven snow had formed an icy…
Huon Camp
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Western Arthur Winter Amble – Part 1

Day 1 - Huon Campground (Scotts Peak) to Junction Creek An atrociously exciting weather forecast for a few days last winter prompted a trip into a Western Arthurs winter wonderland. Having been a couple of decades since my last walk in the area, it was good to see the new track setting out from the Huon Camp near Scotts…
Mount Field West
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Mount Field West

Mount Field West A couple of free days in December allowed my first visit to this peak. Lake Dobson Lake Seal and Mount Bridges After lunch overlooking Tarn Shelf beside the Rodway ski tow we scrambled over the Rodway Range.  We paused briefly to collect the peak bagging points at the high point overlooking Lions Den. Rodway Range high…