Evan Hunter, 6 Apr - 8 Jun 2004
![[Liffey Falls]](../coppermine/albums/tassie/resizer.php?image=DSC_1297.JPG&width=300&height=300)
Tasmania is a land of contrasts that is great for hiking. It has some of the most stunning scenery in Australia and has the tallest and oldest trees. However to get to these areas often requires traversing miles of mud. The scenic beauty is marred however by the knowledge that much has been lost and is still being lost. Hydro Dams in the past, and extensive logging now.
I spent over two months exploring Tassie after being made redundant from my job, meeting up with a friend (Jennifer) was already down there hiking.
My favorite places were the Western Arthurs, and the mountains on the Overland Track. Autumn is a good time to go hiking in Tasmania, as there are few other tourists, and the temperature is still reasonable. Winter is very cold and daylight is short.
Information on Environmental Destruction in Tasmania
![[The Tarkine]](../coppermine/albums/tassie/resizer.php?image=DSC_0596_D.JPG&width=300&height=300)
Diary Entries
31/03/2004 - Retrenched!
02/04/2004 - Farewell Lunch
03/04/2004 - Preparation 1
04/04/2004 - Preparation 2
05/04/2004 - Packing
06/04/2004 - Sydney to Hobart to Mt. Field NP
07/04/2004 - Tarn Shelf, then into the Southwest
08/04/2004 - Western Arthurs Hike - Day 1 - Up Alpha Moraine
09/04/2004 - Western Arthurs Hike - Day 2 - Lake Cygnus
10/04/2004 - Western Arthurs Hike - Day 3 - Lake Oberon & Square Lake
10/04/2004 - Western Arthurs Hike - Day 4 - Lake Oberon to Lake Cygnus
12/04/2004 - Western Arthurs Hike - Day 5 - Lake Cygnus to Junction Creek
13/04/2004 - Western Arthurs Hike - Day 6 - out to Mt Field NP
14/04/2004 - Back to Hobart for resupply and on to Southport
15/04/2004 - Southport, Hastings springs, Cockle Creek
16/04/2004 - South Coast Track - Day 1 - Cockle Creek to South Cape Rivulet
17/04/2004 - South Coast Track - Day 2 - South Cape Rivulet
18/04/2004 - South Coast Track - Day 3 - back to Cockle Creek, then Hobart
19/04/2004 - Hobart to Lake St. Clair
20/04/2004 - Frenchmans Cap Hike - Day 1 - to Vera Hut
21/04/2004 - Frenchmans Cap Hike - Day 2 - Tahune Hut and the Summit
22/04/2004 - Frenchmans Cap Hike - Day 3 - Tahune Hut to Vera Hut
23/04/2004 - Frenchmans Cap Hike - Day 4 - out to Derwent Bridge
24/04/2004 - Derwent Bridge / Lake St. Clair to Hobart
25/04/2004 - R&R in Hobart
26/04/2004 - Hobart, buying a new Camera
27/04/2004 - Hobart to Port Arthur
28/04/2004 - Port Arthur Historic site, then to Fortescue Bay
29/04/2004 - Tasman Trail Hike - Fortescue Bay to Eaglehawk Neck
30/04/2004 - Eaglehawk Neck to Hobart, Targa
01/05/2004 - Hobart R&R, Salamanca Markets
02/05/2004 - Tiger Trails Tarkine Hike - Day 1 - to Wombat Flat
03/05/2004 - Tiger Trails Tarkine Hike - Day 2 - to Mt. Ramsay
04/05/2004 - Tiger Trails Tarkine Hike - Day 3 - Mt. Ramsay to Huskisson River
05/05/2004 - Tiger Trails Tarkine Hike - Day 4 - Camped at Huskisson River
06/05/2004 - Tiger Trails Tarkine Hike - Day 5 - Across the Huskisson
07/05/2004 - Tiger Trails Tarkine Hike - Day 6 - Out, then to Strahan
08/05/2004 - R&R in Strahan
09/05/2004 - Dissapointing Gordon River Cruise
10/05/2004 - Strahan, R&R, Preparation for Overland Track
11/05/2004 - Strahan to Lake St. Clair
12/05/2004 - Overland Track - Day 1 - Lake St. Clair to Pine Valley Hut
13/05/2004 - Overland Track - Day 2 - the Labyrinth and Acropolis
14/05/2004 - Overland Track - Day 3 - Pine Valley Hut to Kia-Ora Hut
15/05/2004 - Overland Track - Day 4 - Kia-Ora Hut to Mt. Ossa to Pelion Hut
16/05/2004 - Overland Track - Day 5 - Pelion Hut to Windermere Hut
17/05/2004 - Overland Track - Day 6 - Windamere Hut to Cradle Mountain Village
18/05/2004 - Sick!, Cradle Mountain to Launceston
19/05/2004 - Recovery 1
20/05/2004 - Recovery 2 - Doctor, and Cataract Gorge
21/05/2004 - Recovery 3
22/05/2004 - Recovery 4
23/05/2004 - Recovery 5
24/05/2004 - Launceston to Bicheno
25/05/2004 - Freycinet Hike - Day 1 - the Hazards to Cooks Beach
26/05/2004 - Freycinet Hike - Day 2 - back to Bicheno
27/05/2004 - Exploring Bicheno
28/05/2004 - Bicheno to Launceston
29/05/2004 - Exploring Further in Launcestion
30/05/2004 - Cataract Gorge
31/05/2004 - Launceston to Liffey Falls to Deloraine
01/06/2004 - Trowunna, Devils Gullet, Walls of Jerusalem National Park
02/06/2004 - Walls of Jerusalem Hike - Day 1
03/06/2004 - Walls of Jerusalem - Day 2 - Out, then to Hobart
04/06/2004 - Mt. Field NP, Styx Valley & on to Triabunna
05/06/2004 - Maria Island - Day 1
06/06/2004 - Maria Island - Day 2
07/06/2004 - R&R in Launceston
08/06/2004 - Flying Back Home