Up the mountain

Photos of Cradle Mountain one of Tasmania's tourist attractions, and many short and long walks to do in this area.  I've shown Cradle Mountain before, and this post has some beautiful photos of the area if you wish to click on that link and looks for the first time or the second time.  I'm showing you some of my photos taken last time we were there in the summertime and it was 30degC, however, the mountain weather changes very quickly and can be freezing in seconds.

The mountain is 1545 meters (5069 feet) high above sea level, the Lake is called Dove Lake, yes, I've walked around that lake many times over the years and the pathway has improved immensely. 

A photo borrowed from the internet of snow on the mountain.

Up the Mountain.

Cradle Mountain is one of Tasmania's tourist attractions.  The park has wildlife such as the Tasmanian Devils, Quolls, Platypus, Echidna, birds, Wombat with lots of Flora too.  There is the Overland Track where you walk to Mt. Field some distance away.  There are many walks to be had and done within Cradle Mountain area, some I did when younger.  

These photos were taken by a Des Chu who walked along some of these tracks with his family within Cradle Mountain NP just the other day.  Hope you enjoy his work.

'Beauty'

The mountain below is call Sleeping Beauty often referred to as 'Beauty'.  Sleeping Beauty is composed of two mountains Collins Bonnet (1260m) named after the founding Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) who established Hobart (Capital city of Tasmania) in 1804 and Trestle Mountain (1100m).  Collins Bonnet Forms her lovely head while Trestle Mountain forms the bosom. Her face and nose pointing upward on the right, moving to the bosom and body laying to the left.  I can see this description so hopefully you can too.

We just went for a drive on one of the roads down Huonville way and came across 'Beauty' and a dead end road.

The 2nd photo is of unused huts for the shearers, 3rd photo a horse at the end of the road.

Mountains

Thought I show you a couple of mountains.  The first being Mt. Roland which is 1,234 meters high 4048ft so it's not a high one.  Mt. Roland can be seen from afar along the north west coast of Tasmania, the mountain is inland.  A Doctor from Adelaide in South Australia killed his wife up there some years ago.

We have Cradle Mountain along the north west coast as well and inland.  Dove Lake is what the lake is called and one can walk around the lake on a good walk track and take a while to walk it.  Yes, I have walked it a few times when up there but not the last time a few years back. Cradle Mountain is 1,545 meters above sea level and is very popular with tourist.

I remember going to Cradle Mountain when about 14 years of age certainly nothing like it is today the road to it.  We didn't have to pay back then to take the shuttle bus to the parking area as there was no such thing.  Just drove to a parking area some distance from the lake then walked, there were no paths, just a track but what fun it was.

The Nut at Stanley is 143 meters high one can get a chair lift of walk up the steep hill - once we used to walk up the steep hill as there was no chair lift.