Photo Series – Tasmania: Mountain

Tasmania:  mountain climbing, bird-watching, fishing, trekking… I won’t go on and on.  You might know there’s lots of outdoor things to do in Tasmania.

You’ll enjoy fine Tasmanian food and wine even more when you’ve worked up an appetite in the fresh mountain air.  And a good dose of exercise will bring on a case of sleeping beauty…

Sleeping Beauty - Tasmania mountain photo series by Dan Fellow

So Think Tasmania wants to offer some inspiration in the form of these fantastic photos by Dan Fellow.  We’ve sung his praises before – and we’ll continue to do so!  We’ve also promised to give you quality Tasmanian photos, so this is the first in a series of pictures from Tassie.  We’ll put together a theme and showcase some great photography.  All you have to do is look and admire…

Tasmania Mountain One – Mt Roland in Spring

What better place to start than with this great spring showing?  In the municipality of Kentish in northern Tasmania, Mount Roland can be accessed from the nearby township of Sheffield.  Weighing in at 1233m above sea level, this mountain is a stunner in any season.

Mt Roland in the North West of Tasmania: Mountain in spring

Tasmania Mountain Two – Mt Lyell In Queenstown

Heading anti-clockwise around the Apple Isle from Sheffield, next up on our Tasmanian mountain photographic tour is in Queenstown on the West Coast.  Just to prove beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Mt Lyell is known not for spring flowers, but for copper mining.  Yet I think this photo is beautiful and interesting.

Tasmania Mountain: Mt Lyell, copper mining - Queenstown

Tasmania Mountain Three – Mt Nelson Signal Station

On we progress around Tassie until we come to the capital of Hobart.  Here it becomes obvious that the wilderness areas of the island don’t command all the mountains – some border the city too!  I’ve chosen a photo from Dan Fellow’s collection, not of Mount Wellington, but one taken atop the smaller cousin, Mt Nelson.

Easy to access from Sandy Bay and a great lookout over the Derwent River – you can buy delicious hot chocolate at The Station Cafe.  Or maybe now that daylight savings has kicked in and we are heading towards summer, you might like a cold glass of wine at the outdoor seating perhaps?

Mt Nelson in Hobart Tasmania: Mountain for summer drinks?

Tasmania Mountain Four – Ben Lomond, North East

Located in the Ben Lomond National Park and stretching to 1573m above sea level, you can find this beauty 50kms south east of Launceston.  Known as the place to go for snow-skiing in Tasmania, Ben Lomond is also a very attractive backdrop to the Fingal Valley Region at any time of the year.  We skirted the area on a trip to the Bay of Fires and found the autumn weather to be calm and sunny – and altogether pleasant.

Ben Lomond in the North East of Tasmania: Mountain in autumn

Tasmania Mountain Five – Cradle Mountain

To complete the lap of the island and return to where we started in the north west, here’s a photo that also completes the seasonal rotation.  It’s winter, there’s snow, and there’s a Tasmanian mountain.  Where else could we be but Cradle Mountain – one of the tourism icons of Australia, let alone Tasmania?  Hard to choose just one photo from Desktop Tasmania (mountain or otherwise) to portray the beauty of Cradle Mountain National Park, but this is the one.

Cradle Mountain, back in the North West of Tasmania for winter

So you would have to agree: a quick tour of Tasmania!  Mountain photos by Dan Fellow for every season – and one extra thrown in for good luck!  And don’t worry – I’m well aware that there’s lots missing from the list.  We’ll address that issue some other time.

Map: Tasmania Mountain…

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