Cradle Mountain reflected over Dove Lake
So last weekend my friend Lim and I ventured south to visit Tasmania... We flew into Launceston, where we spent the night and following morning, then took a leisurely drive up to Cradle Mountain, via Deloraine and the Mole Creek Caves. We stopped off and took a tour through Marakoopa Cave, and then proceeded to the Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park where we were staying for the rest of the weekend. We had a great cabin, brand new. We were the second to stay there!
On Saturday, we had a mission. We were going to conquer the mountain! It was a long and exhausting day, but after a fair bit of walking (and also much scrambling over the rocks at the top of mountain, which makes up the last hour of the ascent) we made it to the summit of 1,545m. It was a beautiful day, and we could see for miles. Then came the way down and the long walk back to Dove Lake carpark. We almost fell asleep the minute we got back. The next day, it was time to come home... We took the coastal route via Penguin and Devonport, then Deloraine and the Tamar Valley back to Launceston. All in all, a great weekend.
Left to right, Top row: Here I am at the summit of Cradle Mountain, the view from the summit, Lim at a mountain spring we found. Great water! Second row: Twisted lakes, near Hanson's Peak, The scramble to the summit, the boathouse on Dove Lake
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