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Mount Cameron | Field Nats and Granite

Easter spent the right way I have written about the Tas Field Nats Club before, a couple of times (here and here), and now I am writing about them again. This time in relation to the Easter Camp at Mount Cameron. Field Nat Easter Camps started way back in the early 1900’s, when they used to load up the horses and carts with big giant tents, and all the women had on their corsets and long flowing dresses (thank goodness that era is gone). Everyone would trek out to…

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Lake Belcher Track | With No Lake

The Day Ten Project Recently I switched to a nine day fortnight at work, leaving the tenth day for exploring and botanising. Today I decided to wander out past Wombat Moor along the Lake Belcher Track up at Mount Field National Park. Even though Lake Belcher is meant to be only a few hours walk, naturally I only made it halfway, because…. plants…. One day I would like to get that far. Perhaps I need to go when it is pouring rain, cold and windy, then I may be…

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Nothofagus gunnii | Tasmanian Autumn

Nothofagus gunnii | Tasmanian Autumn Tasmania is not the first place you think of when you think of the reds, golds and yellows of Autumn leaves spattering the landscape. North American forests are probably the ones that first come to mind. Maples, Aspens, Birch, Beech, Oaks and Ash, all producing vast forests of varying hues of colour. Tasmania isn’t like that. We may not have vast swathes of autumn coloured forests, however the one plant we do have is one worth seeking out. That’s right. One….

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