July: photos post
1 Aug 2024
Treading water: processed a lot of albums in July, but took about the same number of pictures (in 11 sets) as I processed.
Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 7 (day 4), Kia Ora with Mts Ossa and Pelion East
20 Jul 2024
‘Mountain day’ on the Overland Track, through Pelion Gap with side trips to Ossa (Tasmania highpoint) and Pelion East, before reaching Kia Ora Hut during golden hour.
Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 6 (day 3), Pelion
18 Jul 2024
Mud day on the Overland Track: down to Frog Flats and back up. Lots of fungi, a few birds at New Pelion, and two shovels.
June: an accept, two rejects, another paper submission, and a South Island walk
6 Jul 2024
Some work, though mostly waiting and advising and not paper writing. More than half the month on the road, in Tasmania and on the South Island (again, not Cascade Saddle, but we did go on a boat in Doubtful Sound.)
June: photos post
3 Jul 2024
I sure did process a lot of photos in June. Here they are.
Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 4 (day 2), Windermere
24 Jun 2024
A much easier day on the Overland Track, slightly downhill overall, with a side trip to Lake Will, no waterfalls, a platypus, a wombat, and few birds.
Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 3 (day 1), Cradle Mountain
17 Jun 2024
Our first day of actual hiking on the Overland Track, up onto the plateau and atop Cradle Mountain to Waterfall Valley Hut, our first Tasmanian Hut.
Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 2, before the walk
16 Jun 2024
Getting to Tasmania is pretty easy, but here’s how we did it, stopping by Melbourne and then to Hobart and Launceston.
May: waiting for reviews; Tasmania and South Island trips
11 Jun 2024
Some work, though mostly waiting and advising and not paper writing. More than half the month on the road, in Tasmania and on the South Island (again, not Cascade Saddle, but we did go on a boat in Doubtful Sound.)
Trip report: Christchurch/Lincoln, Queenstown, and Doubtful Sound
6 Jun 2024
Not the Cascade Saddle, take 2. Canterbury Open (judo), Queenstown hikes (Ben Lomond, Welcome Rock) and bike trips (Gibbston), and Doubtful Sound for 2 nights.
