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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: Gordon River Road
Cable car?
On a side road not far from the Gordon Dam we found the disused and abandoned ‘pod’ shown in the photo below. We surmised it was important during the dam construction. Perhaps pods such as these were a type of … Continue reading
Condominium Creek
Travelling back towards the Gordon River Road we turned right at the sign for Condominium Creek and Mt Anne.The natural forest tannins coloured the creek and reminded us of Coca Cola or Pepsi soft drinks. That water would have been … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Condominium Creek, Gordon River Road, Mt Anne
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Scotts Peak Road
When scheduling this post to be published, I noted it would appear on the last day in 2017. A new day before a New Year. I reflected that once we turned down towards Scotts Peak Dam and beyond, we were … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Creepy Crawly Nature Trail, Edgar Dams, Frodshams Pass, Gordon River Road, Lake Judd Track, Lake Pedder, Parks and Wildlife Service, Red Knoll Lookout, Red Tape Creek, Scotts Peak Dam, Scotts Peak Road, south west Tasmania, Strathgordon, Tas Trails
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Mountains mountains everywhere
Even when Lake Pedder was not by the side of the road, and we travelled through the country along Gordon River Road, magnificent mountains appeared in all directions. The first photo with the high peaks under snow is probably a … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Gordon River Road, Lake Pedder, The Sentinels
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McPartlan Pass Canal
Once Lake Pedder was flooded and the water had filled all the crevices of the landscape that it could reach, its water needed to be redirected northwards into Lake Gordon for use in generating electricity via the Lake Gordon Power … Continue reading
Hill tops in the distance
Separating the southern end of Lake Gordon from the Gordon River Road were a number of mountain ranges. I think the peaks in the photos below are part of the Twelve Tree Range and include Mt Cullen. For details about … Continue reading
The Sentinels stun
As we motored along the Gordon River Road, through the sleety rain we noted Scotts Peak Road, a left hand turn-off which we expected to follow on day two in order to begin to appreciate the scale of the current … Continue reading
Travelling west
On a sunny afternoon we drove westwards from Hobart, passing through New Norfolk before turning left at Bushy Park and heading towards the small town of Maydena along the Gordon River Road. As we neared the town, the snow-capped peak … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Bushy Park, Gordon River Road, Maydena, Mt Field West, New Norfolk, Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine
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