If you hadn't already guessed from previous posts, the weather in the west can be a bit fickle. But we couldn't have asked for a better day to tour Cradle Mountain. It might have been really cool to start with, but the 10 kilometres we hiked soon warmed us. Even Little F charged through the walks.
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| E soon regretted not wearing long pants, it was a very cool morning. |
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| Lunch in the bush |
Jackets soon came off as we walked through the most beautiful alpine vegetation including alpine heath, button grass meadows, mossy forests and open woodland.
Flowering teatree and button grass in the afternoon light. J's favourite photo of the day.
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| The Boatshed at Cradle Mountain |
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| Lake Lilla |
And as a quick endnote, we know the Queenslanders among you are having a devil of a time with the weather, so here's some interesting Tasmanian summertime info from your in-absentia Queenslanders. Today we abandoned our walks at Lake St Clair in the central tablelands because it was simply too cold for we the ill-equipped. Overnight temp of 3, and the mercury didn't get above 9 even at 2pm. So we left..............
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