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SOUTH COAST TRACK

 

Summon up a map of Tasmania and take a good look. You'll find Hobart in the southeast with plenty of roads leading north to Launceston and Devonport. Then take your eye down to the southwest of the island to see a large swath of green. Look closer. There are no roads, no towns and only one tiny port on the southwest tip of the island. You're marvelling at Southwest National Park and all of its wild glory. You'll find the South Coast Track along its southern edge.

 

Spanning 85 kilometres from Melaleuca to Cockle Creek, this walk takes 6 to 8 days to complete. It meanders through some of the wildest lands on planet Earth, and, because of this wildness, it is recommended that you gain experience on some of Tasmania's other difficult walks before challenging yourself on the South Coast Track. The Overland Track in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park serves as a good warmup.

 

While there is a rugged road to Cockle Creek, there are no roads to Melaleuca. The small encampment on the southwest side of Southwest National Park has a small airstrip and Port Davey for the landing of boats. You can only fly, boat or walk your way out of Melaleuca. Boats and planes can be arranged in the west coast town of Strahan.

 

The South Coast Track by Season

 

It is advisable to take the track during the summer months. It is warmer between September and March but you are at risk of high winds, cold temperatures and a deluge of rain at any time of year. And while it is possible to complete the track alone or during winter, it is highly inadvisable to complete the track alone in winter. After all, you're a long ways from help if you need it. Always hike in groups of 6 or less.

  

Here is a wonderful quote from the back of David Attenborough's new (2020) book:

 

"A Life on Our Planet; my witness statement and a vision for the future":

 

"We share Earth with the living world - the most

remarkable life-support system imaginable,

constructed over billions of years. The planet's

stability has wavered just as its biodiversity has

declined - the two things are bound together.

 

To restore stability to our planet, therefore, we must restore its biodiversity, the very thing we have removed. It is the only way out of this crisis that we ourselves have created. We must rewild the world."

Sunset in the Reservoir of Pálmaces, Guadalajara, central Spain

SUNSET - #96 in Explore - 3/23/24

 

Sunset Sail Away - Exiting the Port of Miami

Miami, Florida U.S.A. - February 22nd, 2024

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--------- Miami - Port of Miami - Turning Basin ----------

 

*[left-double-click for a closer-look - SUNSET - 6:37 PM]

 

*[Kaseya Center - Miami Heat Basketball - Biscayne Blvd]

 

Rock Legends Cruise XI - February 22nd-26th, 2024

Independence of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

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Jefferson Starship - Last In Line - The Immediate Family

The Kentucky Headhunters - Canned Heat - Mononeon

Vanessa Collier - Gary Hoey - Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel

Robert Jon & The Wreck - Anthony Gomes - Two Wolf

Mathew Curry - Jax Hallow - Gary Hoey's All Star Jam

 

*Rock Legends VII - (Feb 2019) - Cruise Video Montage

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Group Cover Photo - CSSS: Florida Group - 6/1/24

Lower Fort Garry, Winnipeg MB

Sony A7IV + Sigma 16-28mm f2.8

16mm f13 ISO 100 1/125 HDR

 

My last and favorite picture from a beautiful sunset at Peebles Island State Park, right after fresh snowfall.

Canon 1D Mark IV

Canon 100 F2.8 Macro

  

The jaw bones of a Bowhead whale grace the Apex cemetery

IMAGE INFO

- Viewpoint is looking east-south-east from the Picnic Point tourist lookout in Toowoomba.

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- Peak heights above sea level [in metres], prominence above ground level [in metres] & line of sight distance [in kilometres] are courtesy of Peakvisor.com: peakvisor.com/panorama.html?lat=-27.57920273768236&ln...

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Little GTO at the Donut Derelicts Saturday morning car show in Huntington Beach, CA.

 

Thank you all so very much for your comments and faves, but most of all I thank you for just taking the time to look. I appreciate each and every one of you! Gracias. Merci. Danke. Obrigado. Grazie. Go raibh maith agat. Tapadh leat. Gratias tibi.

 

All photos are ©Tom Harrington and may not be used in any way without my permission. Thank you.

 

You were dancing at the feet of the moon

over the South Caribbean Sea.

A few days ago, we were finally allowed out in the big wide world again, so we celebrated with a fish and chip lunch in the car by the seaside down in Port MacDonnell. Lots of gulls (and a few gannets) joined us as we watched the approaching storm. After many months at home, we now have a sudden real appreciation of such a simple outing!

September night at the southwest point of Belle Isle Park, Detroit Michigan

Polarlicht in Norwegen

Multiple lightning strike during a thunderstorm, on August 23, 2022, in Athens, Greece. Canon 5Dmk4, Sigma Art 14 mm (cropped), f/3.2, 1/25'', iso 100, NiSi nano ND64 filter.

 

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From the groin at East Ballina looking North.

March 19 severe warned storm west of Illiopolis, IL

with a few sheep!

 

I thought I had labelled these...

 

The next deleted shot was over exposed, but showed the hollows well!

Ref. DSCF7887

Being in the right place at the right moment, even a lil Finepix camera can sort out brilliant results... White Angel

found in C:\Users\Bill Crowle\Pictures\Other Pictures\Other Images\ACT Forests\Scenery

I'm enjoying the silhouettes of the bare trees before the leaves pop open in the near future.

We went to the grocery store to get some things to bring to our family reunion picnic & we saw these beautiful clouds when we left the store.

Sunset in the Reservoir of Pálmaces, Guadalajara, central Spain

I've noticed this old tree trunk before, but today a large puddle reflected late afternoon storm clouds.

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DJI Osmo Mobile Iphone X Panorama.

 

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Australian Beaches

 

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Yes, we've gotten some rain. Trees are leafing out. Spring has arrived!

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- Hand-held viewpoint is looking due west from my back fence.

- Zoom setting = Nil.

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- Enhanced using Skylum Luminar Neo AI software.

- Image size = 5184x3888px [20.2MP].

- Best viewed LARGE.

It's better now.

 

Everything is better now.

 

You could make it even better still.

 

Just hold on.

 

It'll be a ride of a lifetime.

From dark grey the sky turned into a vivid pink (see following photo n. 1148)

 

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One of the prettier sunsets behind one of the prettier mosques in Indonesia

Tree branches at the moon light ;) ref.DSCN4730

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London's Eye during the night

Captured as I exited Starbuck's, to the tune of "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells!" Here comes December!

Kraniche am Nachtlager

Sonnenuntergang am Federsee

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