Cradle Mountain
by Lexa Harpell
Title
Cradle Mountain
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Tantaslising Tasmnia Series by Lexa Harpell.
Alpine Australia Series by Lexa Harpell.
A short break at Marions Lookout before tackling the summit of Cradle Mountain!
Renown Cradle Mountain in Tasmania is a major tourist destination. Surrounded by lakes with many glorious walks from one hour to 10 hours around the lakes and mountains.
Or the famous 6 day hike on the Overland Track trek from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair National Park.
Cradle Mountain is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Site - 'Tasmanian Wilderness' in 1982 Ref no - 181quinquies.
View from Marion's Lookout with Dove Lake.
*In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rainforest in the world.
Remains found in limestone caves attest to the human occupation of the area for more than 20,000 years.
Named by Joseph Fossey in 1826, as it looked like a gold mining cradle.
Towering to 1,459 metres.
This national park consists of several mountains and lakes, including Dove Lake and Crater Lake. *UNESCO site...
People come from around the world to explore and walk/hike the multiple tracks. From one hour to several days hike to Lake St Clair.
An 8 hour return journey to the summit - rock scrambling and climbing towards the end! Not for the faint hearted, yet the views from the summit are spectacular! OK so I had a bit of a cry about 100mts from the summit - an overhang proved quite difficult - I am not a rock climber as such!!!
Being a mountain range, the weather can change rapidly, without notice, so come prepared for all conditions!!
IMAGE FEATURED IN THE FOLLOWING:
"Australian Outback" 05/16/2016
"Fine Art Professionals" 05/16/2016
"Australia in Pictures" 05/29/2016
"ABC Group" 08/31/2016
All Natural Beauty of This World - 7 August, 2017
Images That Excite You - 8 August, 2017
Travel Art - 10 August, 2017
UNESCO World Heritage Sites - 13 August, 2017
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May 14th, 2016
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Lexa Harpell
Thank you Nisah for the honour to be featured in your prestigious group - UNESCO World Heritage Sites! :))
Nisah Cheatham
Truly stunning, Lexa. I love the expanse and textures. Congrats! This photo has been featured on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites group on FAA/Pixels.
Lexa Harpell
Thank you Tatiana for the honour to be featured in your wonderful group - Travel Art! :))
Lexa Harpell
Thank you KaFra for the honour to be featured in your wonderful group - Country Mountains Desert! :))
Lexa Harpell
Thank you John for the honour to be featured in your wonderful group - Images That Excite You! :))
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