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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 Road
Heading towards the Serpentine
The inclement conditions stopped us lingering around Lake Gordon and its electricity generating infrastructure. Heading east we looked for the road to take us to the Serpentine Dam and River. It was signposted and easy to find. In all, only … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Lake Gordon, Scotts Peak Road, Serpentine Dam, Serpentine River, Serpentine Road
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Side roads
We returned to the main road from the Huon Camp and often took minor side roads to the edge of Lake Pedder or other vantage points. Not all the side roads were signposted. However, when the gravel surface looked as … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Edgar Pond, Huon Camp, Lake Judd, Lake Pedder, Mt Anne, Scotts Peak Road, Western Arthur Range
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Identifying the mountains
On our trip to Lake Pedder we saw many different individual signs naming particular mountains. Our problem was that once we had travelled a few kilometres on from a sign, the angle at which we were seeing these mountains had … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Lake Pedder, Red Knoll Lookout, Scotts Peak Road
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Landscape along Scotts Peak Road
Sometimes an expanse of land separated us from Lake Pedder and at other times we were near the shoreline. Have you been looking at the vegetation in these photos – and have you been considering the challenge this would … Continue reading
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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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
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