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Illegal use of old tracks by vehicles in the Tarkine
All-terrain vehicles are accessing no go areas in the Tarkine. The news.com.au story claims “A Parks and Wildlife Service spokeswoman said investigators were “following a specific line of inquiry relating to two suspects and the alleged use of the barge … Continue reading
The sun shone during our trip back to Corinna
The greyed skies overhead while we lunched at the Pieman Heads beach made no-one downcast. In fact quite the opposite. The spinning ions in the air filled the pores of our skin and we breathed in the energy of the … Continue reading
Posted in Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged Arcadia, Corinna, Corinna Wilderness Resort, Pieman Heads, Pieman River, Tarkine, Tasmania
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A little local humour
We know the annual rainfall in the Pieman Heads area is very high and gummies would have to be everyone’s favourite footwear around there. So what do you do when you lose one gumboot or one wears out?
Memories of the forest
Around the mouth of the Pieman River were the remnants of acres of once sturdy trees that had been uprooted inland, fallen into the river and which had floated down during stormy torrents. Some seemed to show (was it my … Continue reading
The southern beach at the Pieman Heads is so large
Once we had walked the sandy edges of the Pieman River, eventually we were able to see massive waves breaking across the rocks of the northern shore. Repeating ribbons of breakers rolled onto the long white sandy beach of the … Continue reading
The mouth of the Pieman River
Over time I noticed the land either side of the river was lower and that the river was widening. I realised this flattening and enlarging meant we were close to the Pieman Heads. As the Arcadia tied up at the … Continue reading
Posted in Corinna, Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged Arcadia, ocean, Pieman Heads, Pieman River, Tasmania
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