Tag Archives: Mount Wellington

Push to list Foxgloves as a declared weed in Tasmania

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Foxgloves. Dramatic tall spikes of plants coated with tubular flowers with spotty lips. Exotic plants my mother loved to have in the garden. Plants I loved for their height and proliferation of flowers. Unfortunately now I have learnt these plants, … Continue reading →

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A walk around ‘our’ mountain

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Not me this time. Rather friends walked on Hobart’s kunanyi/Mt Wellington, and offered to share the experience with photos. Sandra offered a selection of ‘winter wonderland’ photographs from her recent walk. She said ‘The pics show a daytrip up the … Continue reading →

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Walking on the mountain

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Recently, fellow RTBG Food Garden volunteer N was delighted that walking on tracks on Mt Wellington above Hobart was permissible again, as isolation restrictions have been relaxed. With relief and excitement he set out on a combination cycle and walking … Continue reading →

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The skirts of the Derwent at Howrah Beach

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

A few weeks ago I decided that the confusion and weirdness in my head brought about by the changed circumstances of my and everyone else’s lives, had to be worked with and not worried over. So I decided to walk … Continue reading →

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RTBG Thursday 16 January 2020

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

It’s a Thursday but I haven’t volunteered at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) as expected. I spent the night coughing like a smoker and was much sleep deprived by morning so decided not to volunteer today. As the whole … Continue reading →

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RTBG on 26th September 2019 – 1 of 2

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

It was a two bus trip to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) this Thursday and I was so glad to walk from the second bus stop to the Gardens. It had been a few weeks since I had walked … Continue reading →

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Rambling – Mount Wellington walk

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Tasmanian Traveller

Voyages of discovery. Walks of discovery. Opportunities to gain personal insights. Learning about and sensing the land, sea and air. These are the aspects of experiences I want. I seek. I need.  And so my ambitions were no greater when … Continue reading →

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