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…
2014 Career Change!
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2014 Career Change!

Another year+ absence from blogging and another compelling reason to be distracted.  2014 was the year of my career change from long-time IT Manager to my dream job: Outdoor Guide. IT career sailing into the sunset Ditching the security blanket of a 'day job' is tricky but supportive family makes a world of difference.  Within a month of resigning…
2013 Trail Running
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2013 Trail Running

Where have I been the past 12 months?  Trail running mainly.  My first interstate trail run was the 2013 Roller Coaster Run in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges.  Little did I know just how good this trail running caper can be. At the Roller Coaster I met a girl, fell in love... and the rest, as they say, is history.  Many trail runs…