Archive for March 2015
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Western Arthurs Day 3 : To Lake Oberon
The original plan had us pushing past Lake Cygnus and on to Lake Oberon on the same day but the inclement weather that had suddenly rolled in had forced us to stop at the Lake Cygnus campsite instead. We ended up taking our sweet time getting ready that morning, knowing that we only had about half a day of hiking ahead of us, and set off around 10:00, unperturbed despite the weather still remaining gloomy Read more
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Western Arthurs Day 2 : To Lake Cygnus
We left Junction Creek at 09:00 the next morning and turned right along the Port Davey track at the junction that lay just to the south of the camp. The soft and diffused sunlight that morning was very pleasant, but the trail still remained very muddy. It lead to another river crossing approximately a kilometre in, before leading to elevated wooden platforms that lined the track as it crossed the muddy, flat Read more
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Western Arthurs Day 1 : Departing Scott's Peak Dam
Damon and I parked the car at the carpark next to Huon Camp, and registered our names at the sign-in booth after disconnecting the car battery. I couldn't wait to get moving as the foreboding profile of the glaciated quartzite ridge of the Western Arthur's, that we had passed as we drove towards Scotts Peak Dam, had left me filled with a great deal of excitement and anticipation. We started hiking at 15:30 Read more
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March 15, 2015
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Camping, Class 8, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Lakes, Looped Hike, Multiday Hike, National Parks, Oceanic, Peak Labels, Ridges, Tasmania, Temperate Deciduous Forests, UNESCO