A trip to Tasmania, early 2021

[Maggi Young]

Pimelea sericea  view


Cushion plants under the walls of Cradle Mountain.


Cushions galore on the face track at Cradle Mountain.  Not to sit on of course, naturally the plant variety incl.  Donatia novae-zelandiae and Pterygopappus lawrencei .

[Maggi Young]

Pterygopappus lawrencei
Sage cushion plant
An all time favourite of mine which I’ve posted many times before.  Seen here in flower at the base of Cradle Mountain.  A Tasmanian endemic found on most mountains as either a dominant or sub dominant in bolster heath. Small solitary white flower heads in summer.

[Maggi Young]

more Pterygopappus lawrencei

[Maggi Young]

To round off Alan's photos from the trip :
 

The picturesque Dove Lake from the side of Cradle Mountain.

Many thanks, Alan for  sharing your photos!

[ashley]

Really wonderful.  Many thanks Maggi and Alan.

[Alan A]

Thanks Ashley, and thanks Maggi for posting.  Hopefully one day we will open up to visitors from overseas again and people can visit this wonderful little island again.

[ashley]

It was great to see your photographs Alan.  A few years ago I hiked for a few days from Scotts Peak Dam SW further into the national park.  Although it was early winter, frosty and flowers scarce, the plants were really fascinating.  Your photos reminded me to go looking for my own, lurking somewhere on an old hard-drive

Tasmania is magnificent.  In addition to the high country & buttongrass moorland, the old-growth forests in the west are truly stunning.  I hope a way can be found to protect them further because they are unique and irreplaceable.

[Alan A]

i agree totally!

[shelagh]

Wonderful pictures thanks to all concerned. Always fancied Tasmania but I'm afraid I'm too old now.

[Gail]

Always fancied Tasmania but I'm afraid I'm too old now.

That is of course rubbish Shelagh! If you have always wanted to do something, you should do it, as soon as pandemic permits....

[ruweiss]

Fascinating landscape and plants.Most of these plants are quite new to me and probably
impossble to cultivate in our climate.
Many thanks to Maggi and Alan

[ArnoldT]

Everytime I hear of Tasmania think of Eucryphia lucida and the fabulous leather wood honey

[Maggi Young]

Late  in December 2019, Alan made  a trip to trek the  Overland  Trail in Tasmania - I'll add some  photos  from that here too.

Apologies from Maggi - they may be  "out  of  time  order" but I hope you'll get  a  flavour  of the  trail nonetheless.


Hello Tasmania, good to  see you  again!


"Don’t think we could of asked for a better forecast on the Overland Track this week considering the last 4+ weeks of snow and blizzards. Fingers crossed it holds out!!"



A forest of Pandani’s, Overland Track December 2019.


Overland Track December 2019,Looking over Button grass plain


Reflections on the Overland Track

[Maggi Young]

 

Little Horn looming over the Twisted Lakes at Cradle Mountain. Quite a beautiful scene to soothe the sore leg muscles!


 A good view of Dove Lake from the Face Track on Cradle Mountain.


Moody skies over Barn Bluff on the plateau behind Cradle Mountain.


 Advancing across the alpine plateau towards the Pelion Mountains. Bleak and Beautiful.


 the trail goes on... Looking towards the Pelion mountain range.

[Maggi Young]

Barn Bluff peeking over Lake Windermere. 


 I wonder which way the wind blows here 🤔🤔. Near Windermere hut


 Another interesting Eucalyptus shape on the edge of a Button Grass plain near Lake Windermere


The classic view of Mount Oakleigh from Pelion hut across the button grass plain. On the left in the distance you can see Barn Bluff and the slight hump at the base of Mt. Oakleigh is Cradle Mountain. 


Sunset over Mt Oakleigh from Pelion hut posted