Au on Patrick Lam https://patricklam.ca/tags/au/ Recent content in Au on Patrick Lam Hugo en-us Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 9 (day 6), Narcissus https://patricklam.ca/post/20241126-overland-track-narcissus/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20241126-overland-track-narcissus/ All downhill from here; short day to Narcissus Hut and boat pickup. Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 8 (day 5), Bert Nichols Hut/Windy Ridge https://patricklam.ca/post/20241117-overland-track-bert-nichols/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20241117-overland-track-bert-nichols/ ‘Waterfall day’ on the Overland Track, with three waterfalls available plus a gap before reaching Bert Nichols Hut at Windy Ridge. Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 7 (day 4), Kia Ora with Mts Ossa and Pelion East https://patricklam.ca/post/20240728-overland-track-kia-ora/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240728-overland-track-kia-ora/ ‘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 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240718-overland-track-pelion/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240718-overland-track-pelion/ 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. Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 4 (day 2), Windermere https://patricklam.ca/post/20240624-overland-track-windermere/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240624-overland-track-windermere/ 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 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240617-overland-track-cradle-mountain/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240617-overland-track-cradle-mountain/ 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 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240616-overland-track-before-the-walk/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240616-overland-track-before-the-walk/ Getting to Tasmania is pretty easy, but here’s how we did it, stopping by Melbourne and then to Hobart and Launceston. Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 1, Australia vs New Zealand, and overall impressions https://patricklam.ca/post/20240511-overland-track-australia-vs-new-zealand/ Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://patricklam.ca/post/20240511-overland-track-australia-vs-new-zealand/ Advertised as “Australia’s premier alpine walk”, we had six days with outstanding weather and scenery in Tasmania. In this part, I compare our Australian hiking experience with the New Zealand Great Walks.