This video which is on YouTube is of Devils Gullet a very ruggered area of Tasmania and is 141 km or 87 miles from Launceston here in Tasmania.
Devil's Gullett features dramatic views into a steep, narrow glacial gorge formed by vertical dolerite cliffs 220 meters high and topped by alpine forest. This landscape has been evolving for about 200 million years, since long before Tasmania broke away from the great southern landmass called Gondwana.
There is a lookout there and it's a 20 minute return walk from the lookout's carpark. The walk is easy and takes place on a boardwalk.
Amazingly it's a place we haven't been to, and to tell the truth we had never heard of it until recently that is because a young man jumped over the cliff on purpose and was reported on our news last year. So sad. Apparently, it was a favourite place of the deceased.
The photos are from the internet.
That special corner of the world is absolutely stunning.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is, so amazing Giorgio.
DeleteThe music on the video is amazing and wow the views!
ReplyDeleteI haven't a good head for heights and even sitting watching it and seeing your photographs make my legs turn to jelly!!
... and as for sitting on that rock!!!
Very sad to read about the young man though.
All the best Jan
It is sad re young man. The music certainly suits the terrain, Jan. He did a great job sitting on that rock, guess he didn't look down and probably had a rope tied onto him which we can't see.
DeleteUgh, I can't handle heights, I feel sick...who gathered the courage to sit like that?
ReplyDeleteBest regards to you!
I don't mind heights more so when younger than now. I guess that man might have a rope tied to him which we can't see.
DeleteThank you and same to you.
What a cool place! I wouldn't dare go there.
ReplyDeleteI would like to visit there and just look! Guess that won't happen.
DeleteGosh, that man sitting at the edge of cliffs...how did he do that? My heart would probably have jumped out my chest..
ReplyDeleteThat path to the edge looks flat, Angie and then I'm sure a rope would have been tied around his waist to keep him safe. I would think about part of the rock giving way.
DeleteI don't like heights.
ReplyDeleteA man sitting on a rock near an abyss ... geez..
He did a good job sitting there, I suppose he had a rope around his waist, what if he slipped when sitting down!
DeleteOh Margaret! This place has really touched me. It is stunning and I want to be there. The video add to the dynamics to it all. Thank you for sharing this wonderful land.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pleasure Nicole. The music suits the video and the video shown in a bit dark in places due to the sun I suppose being in the wrong place, there are other videos on YouTube, but I preferred this one.
DeleteI love the photos. Stunning. For me, I'm too scared to go that high. But so pretty to look at from here.
ReplyDeleteFair enough. We have been to many places here in Tasmania with beautiful views looking over seas, rocks and so on, but making sure the ground is safe to tread on first of all.
DeleteI understand that. I wish I could get myself that high for photos. Very cool.
DeleteGorgeous views, dear friend! Magnificent photos! I also love your blog background, Margaret!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing area Linda. Thank you re background which I made into tiles so I could use it. It's berries of a Nandina with snow.
DeleteIt's a wonderful video and mucic. I don't like hights, and I get dizzy.
ReplyDeleteYour new header is very beautiful, Margaret.
Thank you re header, Nandina berries with snow. We have Nandinas growing out the front the miniature variety and a normal one growing out in the backyard in the garden which has just been pruned.
DeleteMoc děkuji za tento příspěvek, je to nádherné místo, ale absolutně to není k životu. Video jsem pozorně sledovala, skály jsou popraskané, je to procesem zvětrávání, v úvodu jsou zmíněny ledovcové rokle, takže i vliv mrazového zvětrávání. Ten muž sedící na skále zřejmě nepřemýšlí, že nesedí na úplně jistém místě, skála může být do hloubky narušená a může se odlomit. Napadlo mě, žijí tam zvířata nebo ptáci?
ReplyDeleteMoc zajímavé!
The man is posing for the photo, and I also did wonder what would happen if part of the rock chipped off, then again, I reckon he's sitting there with a rope tied around his waist, but I don't really know. There are a few places in Tasmania that have those columns of rock.
DeleteYes Wallabies which are a small kangaroo, Tasmanian Devils, Bandicoots, Possums, Snakes, Many species of birds and a whole heap more.
I don't like heights but I might walk out on that platform and take a look. It's quite impressive and awesome. That guy sitting on the edge there though, wow.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it would be safe to walk out on the platform to see the wonderful view. We have been on many platforms in the past that reach out over the edge and we are safe and sound, Mary. I think it's just the thought of it.
DeleteImpressive is that man, and I think he would have had a rope around his wait, but who knows!
This place has a wild kind of beauty. The sort that makes you feel a little intimidated, fills you with awe, and reminds you how small we really are. I think it would be wonderful for all of us to experience something like this at least once in our lives. Truly fascinating.
ReplyDeleteWe have been to similar with the platform reaching out over the edge to see the views. Your thinking is good, and Tasmania is not a big Island, yet to think we have such a vast area of this nature is amazing.
DeleteHow did he get up there? And who was in the right place and the right time to take the photo?
ReplyDeleteHe would have walked there Hels, it's rather flat to the edge I'm told. I suppose there was another person who took the photo of that man from the lookout I guess, not being there I really don't know, and I think that man sitting surely would have had a rope around is waist for safety. Anyway, all was well.
DeleteThe land is a very stark and has such rugged beauty. Drones are just so good at capturing scenery. There seems to be a lot of dead trees. Fire?
ReplyDeleteYes Andrew, a fire went through there few years back hence the dead looking trees, the vegetation should have started to grow by now, and some of it won't due to the conditions there.
DeleteThere is a pilot in a small plane that flies to the northwest coast and he has a camera attached underneath his cabin and he takes wonderful videos of the highlands of Tasmania, he's on YouTube, I think he's calls himself the Wandering Foxbat or something like that. His Icon is a red plane...worth a look at his videos if you have time.
A bloody idiot sitting on that rock. Maybe suicide tendencies and I doubt would
ReplyDeletebe missed!!! Really looks very much like the Blue Mountains of NSW - up from Sydney/Penrith.
Friends of my parents had a hotel up in that area. It was a GOLD MINE!
I did my hotelier training there.
Bloody horrible weather here - raining and COLD.
Maybe ???? I wish I was up at damn Port Douglas????
May go to Pub undergoing incredible extensions - go by on my Cooks Tour with a mate.
Cheers
Colin
PS: My flowers certainly are getting a drenching! Thank God they are growing on a slope!
I expect that man is there for the purpose of a photo and hopefully a rope around his waist, Colin. Gazania is your flower, and it's fairly hardy.
DeleteBeautiful day here today but chilly, no breeze though.
Hermoso e impresionante paisaje. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you and same to you.
DeleteWow! It certainly is rugged and very very beautiful. It's now on my list of places to see one day.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly would be worth seeing R.
DeleteSuch a breathtaking spot, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteThe cliffs look so dramatic, and it’s amazing to think the landscape has been shaping itself for millions of years.
I’d probably stick to the boardwalk though--just looking at those sheer drops makes me dizzy!
Very sad to hear about the young man, but I can understand why he felt drawn to such a powerful place.
It looks a magic place and isn't nature amazing!
DeleteVery sad re the youngman.
What an amazing place this is, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't dare sit there like that, just on the rock.
I wish you a lovely weekend.
All the best, Irma
Beautiful place of nature, Irma. I wouldn't sit there like that either.
ReplyDeleteImagens impressionantes de uma natureza agreste e que infunde respeito.
ReplyDeleteAbraço de amizade.
Juvenal Nunes
What a spectacular and ancient landscape; it is sad that such a beautiful place is also associated with a tragic loss, reminding us how closely beauty and sorrow can sometimes coexist.
ReplyDeleteMe han temblado las piernas al ver a esa persona sentada al borde del precipicio...
ReplyDeleteDevil’s Gullet is a name not soon forgotten! The image of the guy in the red shirt sitting on the ledge overhanging the precipice gives me the willies!
ReplyDeleteLove It - Could Walk About For Ever - So Peaceful
ReplyDeleteHappy Thursday ,
Cheers
Dear Margaret,
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacular place! I had never heard of Devil's Gullet before, but after reading your post I can understand why it leaves such a lasting impression. The ancient cliffs, the alpine forest and the dramatic gorge must make this one of Tasmania's most remarkable landscapes.
I also found the history of the place very moving. It is always sad when such beautiful locations become connected with personal tragedy. Your thoughtful way of mentioning it reminds us that nature can inspire great joy but also deep reflection.
The short boardwalk sounds like the perfect way to experience such an extraordinary place while protecting this unique environment. Tasmania never ceases to amaze me with its wild beauty, and through your blog I continue to discover places I would otherwise never have known.
Thank you for taking us on another journey through your beautiful island.
Warm regards,
Anette