Looking north over Lake Gordon from the summit of Mt Wedge. The Mt Wedge track is a a reasonably steep day walk up and back from the carpark off Gordon River Road, a few hours drive from Hobart.

Looking out over the Port Davey track from Moraine A in the Western Arthur range in south-west Tasmania. The Western Arthurs are a long and spectacular range, with many beautiful perched lakes on either side of the craggy main ridge.

Looking back to Mount Anne on the Port Davey track.

Schouten Island is just off the end of the Freycinet Peninsula on the east coast of Tasmania. There wasn't much walking involved in this trip - we paid a bloke in Coles Bay to ferry us there and back by boat. I think the island is separated from the peninsula by about a kilometre or so of water. An excellent place for snorkeling and some pleasant day walking. This beach is just near the main campsite.

Further along the main beach of Schouten Island.

The bloke with the boat is supposed to turn up this afternoon to take us back to Coles Bay.

Back at Coles Bat after the Schouten Island trip.

A cold and foggy December day (yes, summertime) on the main loop at Cradle Mountain in central-west Tasmania.

On a day walk from lake St Clair to Mt. Rufus and back.

Maria Island is just south of the Freycinet peninsula. This is a view from the top of the walk up to Bishop and Clerk, the two most prominent outcrops on the northern end of the island. Maria Island is a great spot if you want to do a few day walks. You can stay in the old penitentiary and spend probably 2 or 3 days walking around the northern end of the island. If you've got a bicycle and like bush camping, you could probably spend a week there. There are no cars, but it looks like there are a good number of reasonable firetrails that would let you explore much more of the island.

Looking back towards Triabunna from the north end of Maria Island. I didn't really need to walk far to get this image - this spot is only a few hundred metres from the penitentiary.

This scene is from an April 2006 kayaking trip to Maria Island. From Rheban Beach near Orford on the Tasmanian east coast we paddled out past Lachlan Island and landed here, near French's Farm a few hours later.

Just down from the hut at French's Farm is this quite picturesque wetland.