As we traveled further north in Tasmania, we left millions of sheep and now there are more Angus beef bulls and dairy cattle in the fields, along with pink and blue trees every so often. Old trees do not decompose quickly since there are no termites in Tasmania; termites are on mainland Australia. Anyway, you might see an old tree painted blue to remind all the importance of mens health or you’ll see some are pink to remind all about breast awareness.
At higher elevations the temperatures are getting colder; 35 degrees Fahrenheit on our arrival. Snow can be seen on the tops of mountains as this is the start of spring here in the state of Tasmania in Australia. The locals have shorts on while the rest of us, “rug up” … meaning we are layered with clothing.
Cradle Mountain National Park is part of Tasmania’s World Heritage area, best known for its national park. Mountains, lakes, and moorlands with many hiking trails all available for exploration. We took 2 short hikes: Enchanted Walk and Pencil Pine Trail. Here are some photos:
Our longer hike was about an hour on Snake Hill Trail. Beautiful mountainside. On these hikes I learned that wombats have cube-shaped scat and wallabies have a more oval scat. I’m hard-pressed to know how it comes out cube-shaped! Here’s proof:
I liked the chicken wire on the boards we walked on. Then we went to Dove Lake with no success in seeing Cradle Mountain.
