Tasmania - The Overland Track - 14 - 27 April 2014

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Pelion - Pelion Gap (16 - 17 April)



Above - Douglas Creek behind the Ranger's Hut











Above - Lurking in the bushes was an echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)



Above - Pelion West



Above - Mt Oakleigh



Above - Mt Ossa and Pelion Hut



Above - Mt Oakleigh (and Cradle Mountain just visible)



Above - Next morning



Above - Pandanis (Richea pandanifolia)





Above - nice forest on the way to Pelion Gap



Above - the platform at Pelion Gap (which is often used to feed to local currawongs....)



Above - Its still a bit misty - will it be OK on top of Mt Ossa?



Above - Mt Ossa (in the mist) and nearby Mt Doris



Above - cushion plants



Above - Pinestone Valley and peaks of the Du Cane Range



Above - Looking up at Mt Ossa (somewhere up there....)



Above - Dolerite columns





Above - on the summit of Mt Ossa





Above - A mosaic of cushion plants



Above - Looking back down the ascent route (a good track)



Above - the mist was clearing so I waited



Above - Honey joined me on top





Above - Honey in the distance going for the summit



Above - the Du Cane Range to the south - now out of the mist





Above - Honey on the summit





Above - Honey on the summit



Above - On the way down - looking back at Mt Ossa from the side of Mt Doris

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