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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: Scotts Peak Dam
Red rocks
While we stopped at the Scotts Peak Dam boat ramp I noticed that many layers of the rock were a deep reddish purple. Again on the road up to the nearby Red Knoll Lookout and in the vicinity, this type … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged argillite, Australian Mechanics Association, Red Knoll Lookout, Scotts Peak Dam
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Scotts Peak Dam
The Scotts Peak Dam, built in 1973, is a rockfill embankment dam without a spillway across the Huon River. The Institution of Engineers Australia has produced a leaflet which includes a sunny-day aerial photo of the dam. We continued along a … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Huon River, Institution of Engineers Australia, Lake Pedder, Scotts Peak Dam
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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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What is special about this area?
I will detail, in the future blog posts on this site, my thoughts on what makes this Strathgordon/Lake Pedder area special, and offer you photographs that should thrill you. For some people, the area is special for their memory of … Continue reading
