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Author Archives: Tasmanian Traveller
Quicksand is found not only in the movies
Tasmania’s coast between the Arthur and the Pieman rivers on the north west coast has treacherous real life swallowing quicksands. Four wheel drive vehicles and animals are particularly susceptible to these swimming sands. Be informed by this piece of photo … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged Arthur River, Pieman River, quicksand, Tarkine, Tasmania
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An important book to read
Recently I worked my way through Richard Powers latest novel The Overstory. This is one of the most profoundly significant books I have ever read. In 2018 it was short listed for the Man Booker Prize and then last year … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine
Tagged forest, Man Booker Prize, novel, Powers, Pulitzer Prize, Richard Powers, The Overstory, tree
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Protests against logging
Once again the Tarkine forests are being noticed by the public. Read a report here and another here. A protesting blockade has been re-established in the Sumac area to hinder further logging. The Bob Brown Foundation says ‘while we wait … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Tarkine
Tagged Arthur River, blockade, Bob Brown Foundation, eucalyptus, Myrtle, protest, Sumac Lookout, Tarkine, Tasmania, tasmanian devil
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There has to be more
There is a saying which I live by: Nothing great is achieved without effort. I would like to use this as the basis for a new saying: Nothing about the land is understood without walking across it. We expected to … Continue reading
To Nettley Bay
From the West Point lighthouse we took the narrow gravel track along the coast until it ended at an isolated quality shack near Rusty Rocks. Splendid isolation I thought. By contrast Jeanette tried to determine a reason why someone would … Continue reading
Posted in Marrawah, Tarkine
Tagged Marrawah, Marrawah Beach House, Rusty Rocks, West Point, West Point Lighthouse
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West Point Lighthouse
This lighthouse was built in 1916 and demolished when Bluff Hill Point Lighthouse (located further south) was built in 1982. We took a side road off the northern side of West Point Road to visit the remains of the West … Continue reading
Rugged rocks at West Point
According to an ABC new story, ‘the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania said West Point or nungu included a hut depression excavated in the 1970s. It said there was a cremation in the centre of one of the huts and … Continue reading
Posted in Marrawah, Tarkine
Tagged Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania, British Colombia, Cambrian, Idaho, Marrawah, Montana, Pre-Cambrian, Tasmanian, West Point
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Into the Arthur River/Pieman Conservation Area
We drove south from Marrawah on the road to Arthur River. After a short distance, a public sign indicated we were entering the Arthur River/Pieman Conservation Area . Not much further and a sign to West Point pointed to the … Continue reading
Rural reminders
Around a corner we spotted a huge herd of healthy cattle spread across the road, and a farmer gesticulating urgently that we should drive off the road up a side track. We took the hint, and watched the movement of … Continue reading
Persistence
After a cough strewn night, I woke next morning feeling dreadful but still determined to continue on at least for that day. Nevertheless the decision was made that we would cancel the Arthur River and Smithton accommodation and all the … Continue reading
Back to base
A short while later we started the return trek. From the northern end it was impossible to see the southern end of the beach, but we knew it was there.Off we went, one step at time. It helps that I … Continue reading
Arriving at Mt Cameron West
After every 100 metres it was clear there was still hundreds of metres to go. It was as if my critical faculties of measurement and distance had failed. Reaching the beach end was not concerning rather it was the knowing … Continue reading
Posted in Marrawah, Tarkine
Tagged Marrawah, Marrawah Beach, Mt Cameron West, Tasmania
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The rock shelf
Along the 6-7 km length of Marrawah Beach, the waves flowed onto a sandy shore with the exception of one area where an extensive very low rock shelf linked the ocean with the land. Perhaps the rock was a … Continue reading
Posted in Marrawah, Tarkine
Tagged Marrawah, Marrawah Beach, pied oystercatcher, Tasmania
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