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Fungus or Fungi? Weird pictures from the Tasmanian forest

Want to enjoy some cool pictures of fungus?

Beautiful close up photography of Tasmanian “mushrooms”?

A great reason to bushwalk in Tasmania and enjoy hidden treasures in its wettest, darkest environments.

In this guest post we highlight some of Tasadam’s excellent images of Tasmanian fungi.

Tasadam is a passionate wilderness photographer based in northern Tasmania and this post is a part of a series highlighting his work and hopefully encourage all our readers to get out in the bush and try and find some of these spectacular fungi.

In his words:
Fungus photography in Tasmania is so much fun because there is such a large variety and there are so many places to find them.

I find the best time …

Cradle Mountain adventure – a short story

Adventure around Cradle Mountain?
Fact or fiction?
A day hike around Cradle Mountain with a twist (or two)?

Then this story is for you!

Frank stumbled across a very enjoyable blog today titled American in Oz. He reads a lot of blog posts about Tasmania and especially the Cradle Mountain area in Australia’s most southern state, Tasmania. These post are a great source of inspiration and fun when he is stuck in his “real life”.

This post , Tracks Less Travelled, a Tasmanian short story , really got his attention and the beautiful word craft and surprises in the story had him captivated.

Another fantastic image by Tasadam, Definitive Cradle Mountain – This picture is from a set titled The

Overland Track – Tasmania in Winter – some lessons

The Overland Track in Tasmania is a fantastic 6 days hiking experience.

It is isolated, can throw up tough conditions and challenge you both physically and mentally.

In fact, unless you are adequately prepared for bitterly cold and mind numbing conditions in winter, you risk serious problems (and the possibility of death) No joking.

Walking the Overland Track in winter needs thorough planning, excellent gear and experience in tough Tasmanian conditions.

In this post we are shamelessly plugging our Hiking the Overland Track eBook, not as a way to make us rich, (at $A14.50 each, we reckon it will take us 200 years plus to become rich!) but as a good resource to help you plan your trip and

Tasmanian Winter Images – Introducing Tasadam

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 –

Do you know Tasmania? No? then find out!

Want to get to know Tasmania?
Would you like to walk in a beautiful rainforest?
Stroll along a deserted ocean beach?
Climb a rugged mountain peak?
Camp beside a hidden tarn?
Ski across a drift of newly fallen snow?
Follow a meandering river through a misty gorge?

Then the Launceston Walking Club could be for you and their 44th Spectacular Wilderness show is definitely worth attending.

(Click on poster to get a full size view)

The show, on late this month, is a great way to see why we all love bushwalking in Tasmania.

The main feature this year will be the official launch, by Senator Bob Brown (one of Our Hiking Blog’s national treasures) , of the first two …