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…
Wielangta Rain Forest Walk
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Wielangta Walks

In recent times I've discovered I'm a shocking 'Western Tasmania Snob'.  Growing up on the Cradle Coast meant the western wilderness was my backyard.  From my earliest memories family hikes featured rivers raging through deep gorges, soaring dolerite crags piercing the sky, plunging waterfalls and moss-lined ferny gullies.  I really struggled to imagine any appeal in the dry eastern…
Funny Weather in Hobart
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Funny Weather in Hobart

Towering over 1250m above the city of Hobart, Mt Wellington / kunanyi is generally 10 degrees cooler. Check out the BoM snapshot of conditions while I was on the Pinacle late in the afternoon. I wonder how often Hobart and the mountain record identical temperatures as shown above.  In fact the summit defeated the capital in a battle for…
Waterfall Bay
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Waterfall Bay

Waterfalls, orchids, berries, flowers, people and boats on a work trip to Waterfall Bay on Tasmania's spectacular Tasman Peninsula.
taytitikitheeker
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taytitikitheeker

I'm sitting atop a sandstone buttress part way up taytitikitheeker  (Drys Bluff). Golden whistlers, Tasmanian currawongs and forest ravens are singing to their hearts content. A breeze has sprung up and high level cloud has replaced the blue sky which accompanied the start of my climb. Looking north east Mounts Arthur and Barrow join Bens Nevis and Lomond on…
Dam Proposed for World Heritage Area
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Dam Proposed for World Heritage Area

I thought building dams in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (WHA) was dealt with by the Australian High Court on 1st July 1983. According to a Tasmanian Times article this week and this month's Meander Valley Council (MVC) agenda, we're going back to the future! Maps and diagrams included in the council agenda show the power station (4 shipping containers),…
Mount Field Snow
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Mount Field Snow

Soon after today's tour got underway we had an unscheduled stop at Glenlusk to see if we could replicate the sunset shot of 2 days ago.  Trees in the way, bus on the wrong angle and the sunrise just not so speccy.  Conclusion: Dunalley was a special moment.  Trying to replicate special moments ends up somewhat contrived. Sunrise at…