South Coast Track adventure

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South Coast Track adventure

Postby Pteropus » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 10:35 am

Hi all,

I recently walked the South Coast Track and had a fantastic time. The walk satisfied all my bushwalking needs: surrounded me by nature, supplied me with beautiful scenery and got me out of the office! There was the mud, sweat, but no tears! But plenty of fantasies about beers (which flowed freely when we got back to Hobart!!)! I really enjoyed the walk and would definitely do it again one day. There does, however, seem to be plenty of degradation caused by volumes of walkers on the track, especially through the button grass bogs and through the rainforest sections on the eastern side of the Ironbound Range and South Cape Range. I personally would have been happy to pay a greater fee for walking if the money could go into further track maintenance in some of the most degraded sections. Having said that, I take my hat off to the people who build and maintain the boardwalks through some of the boggiest sections! Anyhow, this is a gallery, not a trip report or bushwalk discussion, so here is a selection of photos I would like to share from my trip. As you can see, we had some excellent weather, especially for the crossing of the Ironbounds!

Cheers
Andrew
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042 Wilderness south of Melaleuca 4-3-11.JPG
Bathurst Range, south of Melaleuca
042 Wilderness south of Melaleuca 4-3-11.JPG (282.32 KiB) Viewed 4285 times
059 Looking across Cox Bight to New Harbour Range from the base of Black Hills 5-3-11.JPG
Across Cox Bight
059 Looking across Cox Bight to New Harbour Range from the base of Black Hills 5-3-11.JPG (321.86 KiB) Viewed 4285 times
084 Louisa River 5-3-11.JPG
Louisa River at dusk
084 Louisa River 5-3-11.JPG (421.76 KiB) Viewed 4285 times
091 Looking down onto Louisa River camp from Iron Bound Ranges 6-3-11.JPG
Looking over the Louisa River Plains onto the Louisa River camp from the Ironbound Range
091 Looking down onto Louisa River camp from Iron Bound Ranges 6-3-11.JPG (337.96 KiB) Viewed 4285 times
120 Eastern Arthur Range from the Iron Bound Range 6-3-11.JPG
Across the wilderness to the Arthur Ranges from the Ironbounds
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby Pteropus » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 10:38 am

More pics
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135 Beautiful eucalypt, Little Deadmans Bay campsite 7-3-11.JPG
Beautiful eucalypt, Little Deadmans Bay
143 Sun rise over Pindars Peak, Little Deadmans Bay 7-3-11.JPG
Sunrise over Pindars Peak, Little Deadmans Bay
143 Sun rise over Pindars Peak, Little Deadmans Bay 7-3-11.JPG (294.55 KiB) Viewed 4284 times
162 New River Lagoon and Precipitous Bluff 7-3-11.JPG
New River Lagoon and Precipitous Bluff
162 New River Lagoon and Precipitous Bluff 7-3-11.JPG (194.65 KiB) Viewed 4284 times
172 Crossing the creek near the mouth of New River Lagoon 8-3-11.JPG
The mouth of Milford Creek at New River Lagoon
172 Crossing the creek near the mouth of New River Lagoon 8-3-11.JPG (262.01 KiB) Viewed 4284 times
192 Waterfall at Granite Beach 8-3-11.JPG
Waterfall at Granite Beach
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby Pteropus » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 10:43 am

some more pics
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201 More mud than track 9-3-11.JPG
Of course there was mud...one of the shallower sections....
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205 Drying out, South Cape Rivulet 9-3-11.JPG
Drying out at South Cape Rivulet
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234 Pademellon at South Cape Rivulet Campsite 10-3-11.JPG
This Pademellon allows me to justify packing my 700 gram zoom lens....not as much wildlife as I hoped for though.
234 Pademellon at South Cape Rivulet Campsite 10-3-11.JPG (454.42 KiB) Viewed 4284 times
264 Hermit crab 11-3-11.JPG
Hermit crab
264 Hermit crab 11-3-11.JPG (356.06 KiB) Viewed 4284 times
246 Looking towards South Cape Rivulet from Coal Bluff 10-3-11.JPG
Looking back to South Cape Rivulet from Coal Bluff
246 Looking towards South Cape Rivulet from Coal Bluff 10-3-11.JPG (300.56 KiB) Viewed 4284 times
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby Pteropus » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 10:49 am

This last photo is of a bull elephant seal that was on the beach at Cockle Creek. According to the NPWS volunteer rangers, he had been weighed by marine biologists and was significantly under weight. He was coming and going, suggesting that he was still feeding, though was a long way from home. An interesting wildlife sighting....
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Sick? Bull elephant seal
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby eggs » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 11:00 am

Nice photos - thanks

Particularly liked the Louisa River at Dusk shot and the Hermit Crab
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby ollster » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 11:02 am

Very nice set of pics. I like the "Sunrise over Pindars Peak, Little Deadmans Bay" and like Eggs, the hermit crab - just so vibrant!
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby juju » Wed 16 Mar, 2011 5:56 pm

Beautiful pics thankyou. Julie
We'll get fit on the way.
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Re: South Coast Track adventure

Postby Pteropus » Thu 17 Mar, 2011 9:01 am

Cheers guys :D
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