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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
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Tag Archives: Strathgordon
Returning from the west, from Strathgordon-part 3 of 3
Five minutes’ walk from the Pedder Wilderness Lodge we’d noted a sign ‘Forest Trail 30 mins’. No track should be left untrod and so I walked its length as soon as I had left my room in the morning. The … Continue reading
Out west to Lake Pedder and beyond
On Saturday I travelled to the area around Lake Pedder and Strathgordon before settling into the comfortable Pedder Wilderness Lodge, then returning today (on Monday). Three years ago I undertook another journey to this remote part of Tasmania – not … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania, The Sentinels
Tagged Lake Pedder, Pedder Wilderness Lodge, Strathgordon, Tasmania, Western Arthurs
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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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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
On the road again
Slightly east of Strathgordon, markers of man’s intervention were clear next to the patch of road in the photo below. A cement barrier supporting a strong wire fence above that extended for a few hundred metres, had been built. In … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Pedder, Tasmania
Tagged Frankland Range, Lake Pedder, quartzite, Stillwater River, Strathgordon
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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
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
Tasmanian Discoveries 