Sunday, January 07, 2007


Variety of plant shapes - Lake Pedder
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:49 am

Lake Pedder Chalet used to be the Hydro workers living quarters
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:48 am

Lake Gordon and Lake Pedder together - largest fresh water area
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:47 am

Lake Pedder Chalet boat ramp
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:46 am

View of Lake Pedder from Chalet dining room
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:45 am

This Huon Pine felled in 1975 was 2,200 years old - imagine
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:44 am

Older than Christanity, this tree was growing so long ago
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:43 am

Unbelievable - what a magnificent life this tree has had
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:42 am

Lake Pedder (left) and Lake Gordon (right)
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:41 am

Lake Edgar Dam at the southern end of Lake Pedder
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:40 am

Lake Edgar (really Lake Pedder)
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:39 am

Lake Edgar Dam wall
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:38 am

View from Edgar Dam wall
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:37 am

Carol and our rig - Edgar Dam, great caravan camp area opposite
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:36 am

View from Lake Edgar Dam
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:35 am

Next stop Scotts Peak Dam
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:34 am

Scotts Peak Dam wall at the southern end of Lake Pedder
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:33 am

Scotts Peak Dam wall at the southern end of Lake Pedder
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:32 am

View around Scotts Peak Dam
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:31 am

Scotts Peak Dam wall - traditional rock wall
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:30 am

View from lookout above Scotts Peak Dam
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:29 am

View from lookout above Scotts Peak Dam
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:28 am

Carol and our rig in cloud - looks like snow doesn't it
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:27 am

After visiting the tall trees in the Styx Valley we came here
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:26 am

An absolute torrent forming the Junee River
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:25 am

Junee River has lots of Platypus inhabitants - we saw none
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:24 am

Information on how water enters the ground and emerges
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:23 am

It was a beautiful walk back to the car from Junee Cave
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:22 am

First lookout on the narrow road to Lake Dobson
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:21 am

The view was truly spectacular
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:20 am

The trees were huge, the track was narrow
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:19 am

Aussie Bush Flowers -
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:18 am
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Lake Dobson in Mt Field National Park
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:17 am

Tasmanian Snow Gums and mountain vegetation
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:16 am

A field of magnificent variation of plants
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:15 am

Stunning flowers surround this Snow Gum
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:14 am

Lake Dobson Shelter - skiers would shelter here in Winter
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:13 am

Hop plants not yet flowering - used in Beer production
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:12 am

One of many fields of Hops around Bushy Park Tasmania
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:11 am

Hello Echidna - on Tasman Highway near East coast Orford
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:10 am

Maria Island (pronounced Moriah) from Spring Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:09 am

Prosser Bay from Spring Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:08 am

Information on Spiky Bridge near Swansea
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:07 am

Convict built Spiky Bridge
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:06 am

Convict built Spiky Bridge
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:05 am

From Spiky Bridge we walked down to Spiky Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:04 am

Spiky Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:03 am

Grand tree overlooking Spiky Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:02 am

Lichen on rocks - Spiky Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:01 am

Looking towards Swansea from Spiky Beach
Posted by Mike and Carol at 7:00 am
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