19 August 2017, Northern Tasmania
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This is the first of my posts on Tasmania. I have updated the Itinerary post with likely posts and will update it with links as I make those posts.
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I had driven down from Canberra to the ferry in Melbourne the previous day and the ferry arrived in Devonport at 6:30am. My destination was to link up with the Overland Track in Winter walk that I was about to undertake with the Tasmanian Walking Company but I did not have to turn up until 3pm. This gave me a little time to explore so I went to Liffey Falls.
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The first three images are all of the main Liffey Falls cascade from below.
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There are two ways to get to Liffey Falls. Google Maps sends you in from Bogan Road in the east, with an extra hour’s walk each way. I didn’t see why I wanted to do that and went in from Riversdale Road to the west. However, I discovered why Google Maps is set up this way. There is a section of one-lane only road where someone is going to have to back up if you encounter another vehicle. I did encounter about another three cars on the way out, but fortunately not in that stretch.
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Since it was winter, sunrise was rather late at 7am. I was fortunate that because I travelled directly from the ferry, I got there before the sun had risen above the surrounding hills, so the light was low and even, without a great splash of light across half the waterfalls.
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The forest was worth admiring as well as the waterfalls.
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A view from atop an upper part of the falls.
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Water over the rocks above those falls.
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The flowing water contrasts nicely with the ferns and other foliage on the banks.
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Technical note: Because the light was low and the water flowing fast, I did not need to use a neutral density filter to smooth the water on any of these shots.
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Notley Fern Gorge.
I also visited Notley Fern Gorge, which has a short loop walk. There is another anomaly with Google Maps here. This time it puts the location in entirely the wrong place.
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Next: starting off on the Overland Track in winter.
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Murray Foote 