Looking for two weeks camp hosting in Southern Tasmania?
Happy to volunteer as a campsite host at Cockle Creek?
Like the idea of free accommodation in return for working with the Parks and Wildlife Service?
The Parks and Wildlife Service in Tasmania are seeking Campground Hosts for two week stints at Cockle Creek in Southern Tasmania.
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Cockle Creek is well known by bushwalkers who are completing (or starting) the South Coast Track. This tiny “village” is 2 hours drive from Hobart and is the furthest point you can drive south in Australia.
This is a great way to have a free “holiday” and to experience some of Tasmania’s beautiful wilderness areas. For example, it is …
In this post we continue with Larry Hamilton’s guest post on hiking the South Coast Track in Southern Tasmania.
The South Coast Track runs between Melaluka and Cockle Creek in the South West Heritage area in Tasmania. It combines spectacular coastal hiking with some (a lot) of slog through inland sections with mud and more mud….
Part Two commences from the Louisa Creek campsite before he heads up the Ironbound Range, a climb notorious for difficult weather conditions and a very steep exposed climb.
Day Four 22 June
I was up by 5.30 am packing up in the dark and on the track before dawn at 7.45am. It was a beautiful, clear, still morning and the weather report for the …
There are photographs of the Tasmanian Wilderness and then there are beautiful images.
Pieces of art that reflect the beauty of the area and tell a story that excites you and makes you want to be there!
Ice on duck boarding – Dave Noble
In this post, we highlight a TINY part of a fantastic photographic essay of a recent hike across the Overland Track in Tasmania by Dave Noble (and party). The walk from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair covers about 85km…
Posted on June 22, 2009, 12:52 pm, by Frank, under
Adventure Travel,
Advice and help,
Australian Trips,
Bibbulman track,
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Solo trip reports,
Western Australia.
The Bibbulmun Track is one of the world’s great long distance walk trails, stretching nearly 1000kms from Kalamunda, a suburb in the hills on the outskirts of Perth, to the historic town of Albany on the south coast of Australia.
In this post, our “End to Ender” Dave Tomlinson, shares his experience on planning, equipment, food, shelter, clothing, cooking and navigation.
There is some great information in this post to assist anyone planning all or part of the Bibbulman Track – something we would love to undertake in the future.
Shelter
The Bibbulmun Track has wooden shelters generally spaced between 13km and 24km apart. The average distance would be about 18km, although in the Kalamunda National Park they are only …
Posted on June 11, 2009, 2:20 pm, by Frank, under
Adventure Travel,
Australian Trips,
Bushwalking,
Environment,
Hiking,
Tasmania,
Wilderness photography.
Tasmania, Australia, is a photographers dream.
Wilderness, huge vistas, interesting elements and unspoilt scenery.
Taking a good picture is not hard but getting a fantastic photograph takes talent, time, effort and perseverance.
In this post, we invited Tasadam to share some of his spectacular wilderness photographs that focus on winter in Tasmania. Winter has just arrived in Australia and these shots are part of Tasadam’s beautiful portfolio . In the future, as the seasons change, more of Tasadam’s work will be featured here.
Water in Three Forms
About the Artist
My name is Adam and I live in Tasmania, Australia, so I call myself Tasadam.
I have been taking photographs for many years. I started when I was young – …
