Richard Jackson Nature Photography

1478 Day 1 of the Overland track walk from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair. Christopher and I set out for the biggest hike of my life! We walk to Waterfall valley where we will camp the 1st night.

1479 Day 1

1502 Day 1; At Marions lookout, Dove lake is on the right and Crater lake on the left.

1503 Day 1 Enjoying thev scenery at  Marion's lookout

1505 Day 1  Looking back at Cradle Mountain from the track

1508 Day 1 The track leading to the top Cradle Mountain.

1509 Day 1.

1511 Day 1 Barn Bluff in the distance

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1520 Day 1

1522 Day 1 The deteriorating track makes you feel more like you are in the wilderness!

1527 Day 1 The vast expanse of openness makes you realise just how small you are in the greater scheme of things

1542 Day 1 Waterfall valley, our first night camping and an Eastern quoll strolls by looking for food.

1547 Day 2 A stunning sunrise and great weather so far! Up early and off to Windermere for the next night.

1548 Day 2 A group of campers pack up for their gear for the  next leg

1554 Day 2 begins and Christopher walks ahead

1555 Day 2 Great weather so far

1559 Day 2 A short detour to Lake Will. Looks good for a swim but only a metre deep and freezing cold!

1577 Day 2 More stunning scenery and fresh air

1578 Day 2  Tired feet and hopefully not to much further to  the camp

1582 Day 2  Lake Widermere

1589 Day 2 Christopher has  a very refreshing swim in icy Lake Windermere

1594 Day 3 off to Pelion hut. Another spectacular day but few pictures taken today as I realised I needed to conserve the camera battery which was down to half capacity already.

1596 Day 3 of the walk. Too beautiful to not take one more picture. We camped near Pelion hut that night

1606 Day 4.  More stunning weather. We left our packs on the main track and took a side track to Mt Ossa, Tasmania's highest peak. View from Mt Ossa.

1608 Day 4

1621 Day 4 Enjoying our triumph in making it to the top and the amazing view

1625 Day 4 of the walk. A small tarn near nearly at the top of the Mt Ossa.

1626 Day 4.  The end of a memorable day watching the setting sun light up Cathedral Mountain from our camp at Kiora.

1628 Day 5 Wow, Tasmania is such a beautiful place! I should have photoshopped my backpack out of the photo.

1633 Day 5.  A refreshing swim in a pool above Harnett Falls

1637 Day 5 View from near our camp at Bert Nichols hut

1638 Day 5 Changing light - view from near our camp at Bert Nichols hut

1648 Day 6. Looking down at the Labarynth after a hard walk to the top. So beautiful and remote I felt I wanted to see all the isolated places on the planet

1654 Day 6. Looking down at the Labarynth after a hard walk to the top. So beautiful and remote I felt I wanted to see all the isolated places on the planet

1656 Day 6. Looking down at the Labarynth after a hard walk to the top. So beautiful and remote I felt I wanted to see all the isolated places on the planet

1643 Day 6. Looking down at the Labarynth after a hard walk to the top. So beautiful and remote I felt I wanted to see all the isolated places on the planet

1661 Day 7. Our last day, walking to Narcissus to catch the boat back to Lake St Clair. The boat saved us a further 17km of walking. Tired and a little sad but the greatest walk of my life.

1664 Day 7.  A fashion conscious hiker!

1667 Day 7 . Spectacular plants

1671 Day 7. Spotted the sun shining through this leaf. Appreciating the last of our walk

1683 Day 7.

1684 Day 7. This suspension bridge over Narcissus river was a great improvement over the usual fallen-log crossings

1685 Day 7.  Narcissus river

1687 Day 7.  Narcissus hut where we called for a ferry to pick us up and take us to Lake St Clair. See the relief on my face having made it but Christopher looks ready for another 20 kilometres walking.

1690 Day 7. Narcissus River

1694 Day 7. Narcissus wharf, where hikers await the ferry to Lake St Clair.

1712 Day 7. Driving rain on the ferry to Lake St Clair. The only rain on the entire walk.

1716 Day 7.  luxury camping at Derwent Bridge. THE END