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Alum Cliffs in Tasmania
Alum Cliffs in Tasmania
Deloraine in the early morning mist, snow capped mountains in the distance, mist rising over the town as the sun slowly rises.
As I said elsewhere, there is so much more to Cradle Mountain than just Dove Lake. I drive about 100 kms, starting around 3.30 a.m. and dodging about 30 pademelons (type of wallaby) and two spotted quolls before reaching Dove Lake. Then I set out in the dark and walked for about 2 hours to reach this spot, hoping all the way the weather would hold. Can't begin to describe my joy when I found it like this. Little Horn is the immediate peak you can see with Cradle Mountain behind it. If you get the chance, pencil in Twisted Lakes. You'll probably have it all to yourself.
Then the top of Little Horn peeps up on the horizon, maybe I’m getting close I think. Within another 20 metres the whole purpose of the excursion becomes apparent. The vista before me is simply breathtaking. Twisted Lakes is but a mirror, everything I’d hoped and planned for has come to fruition. When you come upon something as good as this, it’s overwhelming. The sheer majesty of the panorama engulfs you, its power makes you feel so humble in its presence, there’s a distinct aura of “something else”, but it’s indefinable. It’s all my grey matter can do to remind me that I’m here to actually take photos. You just don’t want to stop looking for fear that it will all go away and you’ll be denied any more pleasure; but it stays as I set up the tripod. It’s not often I put myself in the picture, but here I feel it’s a must. Then I can look at it and remember just where I sat and how good it was. There are many angles to be had here. Faint trails indicate where other photographers have been, little flattened sections indicative of footfalls. It takes me around 15 minutes to get what I came for and then I sit down and enjoy breakfast, although “enjoy” seems like a totally inadequate verb in this case, there is a higher plane involved here, one you get to experience so few times in life. The cloud has started to form more seriously now, as predicted, and it adds a little to the experience. Changing lens and shifting position constantly I can but hope I’ve got it covered and, even as I’m moving around, the first gentle ripples of the day’s breezes disturb the surface. Had I been here any later I would have missed it. You like to think it’s good fortune but reflect on that fact that you’ve planned it for a week, constantly following the weather patterns, in the hope that you’ll get it right and leaving early enough to avoid all the problems that occur later. #Nature
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Cradle Mountain: After Dark Tasmanian Devil Feeding Tour

Cradle Mountain: After Dark Tasmanian Devil Feeding Tour

Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes
10.0 out of 10 with 38 reviews
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Price is $28 per adult
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Private Day Trips Bay of Fire From Launceston （3days in advance）

Private Day Trips Bay of Fire From Launceston （3days in advance）

Activity duration is 9 hours
Price is $495 per adult*
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Cradle Mountain: After Dark Tasmanian Devil Feeding Tour

Cradle Mountain: After Dark Tasmanian Devil Feeding Tour

Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes
10.0 out of 10 with 38 reviews
Free cancellation available
Price is $28 per adult
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Launceston: Hollybank Forest Treetop Zip Lining with Guide

Launceston: Hollybank Forest Treetop Zip Lining with Guide

Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes
10.0 out of 10 with 16 reviews
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Price is $103 per adult
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Devonport showing a bay or harbor and boating

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Deloraine featuring tranquil scenes and a house

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Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain

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Herd of sheep with full fleeces in stockyards

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Lake St. Clair

Lake St. Clair

An old house at Raspberry Farm in Launceston, Tasmania

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