Then the top of Little Horn peeps up on the horizon, maybe I’m getting close I think. Within another 20 metres the whole purpose of the excursion becomes apparent. The vista before me is simply breathtaking. Twisted Lakes is but a mirror, everything I’d hoped and planned for has come to fruition.
When you come upon something as good as this, it’s overwhelming. The sheer majesty of the panorama engulfs you, its power makes you feel so humble in its presence, there’s a distinct aura of “something else”, but it’s indefinable. It’s all my grey matter can do to remind me that I’m here to actually take photos. You just don’t want to stop looking for fear that it will all go away and you’ll be denied any more pleasure; but it stays as I set up the tripod. It’s not often I put myself in the picture, but here I feel it’s a must. Then I can look at it and remember just where I sat and how good it was.
There are many angles to be had here. Faint trails indicate where other photographers have been, little flattened sections indicative of footfalls. It takes me around 15 minutes to get what I came for and then I sit down and enjoy breakfast, although “enjoy” seems like a totally inadequate verb in this case, there is a higher plane involved here, one you get to experience so few times in life.
The cloud has started to form more seriously now, as predicted, and it adds a little to the experience. Changing lens and shifting position constantly I can but hope I’ve got it covered and, even as I’m moving around, the first gentle ripples of the day’s breezes disturb the surface. Had I been here any later I would have missed it. You like to think it’s good fortune but reflect on that fact that you’ve planned it for a week, constantly following the weather patterns, in the hope that you’ll get it right and leaving early enough to avoid all the problems that occur later.
#Nature

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Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston

Launceston CBD

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Andrii

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26 Jan - 27 Jan

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Coach House Launceston

Launceston CBD

Australia

Karwei

includes taxes & fees

18 Jan - 19 Jan

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Beachfront At Bicheno

Bicheno

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Shane

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22 Jan - 23 Jan

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Cradle Mountain Hotel

Cradle Mountain

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17 Jan - 18 Jan

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Novotel Devonport

Devonport

Australia

SINGANKUTTI

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8 Feb - 9 Feb

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Nightelier Devonport Gateway Hotel

Devonport

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Michelle

includes taxes & fees

30 Jan - 31 Jan

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Mantra Charles Hotel Launceston

Launceston CBD

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Brent

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2 Feb - 3 Feb

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Diamond Island Resort & Penguin viewing

Bicheno

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Zhengyang

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1 Feb - 2 Feb

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Quality Hotel Colonial Launceston

Launceston CBD

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Lisa

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9 Feb - 10 Feb

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Commodore Regent Launceston

Launceston CBD

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Robert

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18 Jan - 19 Jan

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Panorama Hotel St Helens

St Helens

United Kingdom

Rebecca

includes taxes & fees

26 Jan - 27 Jan

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Peppers Silo Launceston

Invermay

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Eleanor

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26 Jan - 27 Jan

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Best Western Plus Launceston

Launceston CBD

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Michelle

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18 Jan - 19 Jan

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Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge

Cradle Mountain

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Lye Yong

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Country Club Tasmania

Prospect Vale

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Donna

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Mercure Launceston

Launceston CBD

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Richard

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Balmoral On York

Launceston CBD

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Sinead

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Christine

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Then the top of Little Horn peeps up on the horizon, maybe I’m getting close I think. Within another 20 metres the whole purpose of the excursion becomes apparent. The vista before me is simply breathtaking. Twisted Lakes is but a mirror, everything I’d hoped and planned for has come to fruition.
When you come upon something as good as this, it’s overwhelming. The sheer majesty of the panorama engulfs you, its power makes you feel so humble in its presence, there’s a distinct aura of “something else”, but it’s indefinable. It’s all my grey matter can do to remind me that I’m here to actually take photos. You just don’t want to stop looking for fear that it will all go away and you’ll be denied any more pleasure; but it stays as I set up the tripod. It’s not often I put myself in the picture, but here I feel it’s a must. Then I can look at it and remember just where I sat and how good it was.
There are many angles to be had here. Faint trails indicate where other photographers have been, little flattened sections indicative of footfalls. It takes me around 15 minutes to get what I came for and then I sit down and enjoy breakfast, although “enjoy” seems like a totally inadequate verb in this case, there is a higher plane involved here, one you get to experience so few times in life.
The cloud has started to form more seriously now, as predicted, and it adds a little to the experience. Changing lens and shifting position constantly I can but hope I’ve got it covered and, even as I’m moving around, the first gentle ripples of the day’s breezes disturb the surface. Had I been here any later I would have missed it. You like to think it’s good fortune but reflect on that fact that you’ve planned it for a week, constantly following the weather patterns, in the hope that you’ll get it right and leaving early enough to avoid all the problems that occur later.
#Nature

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Nightelier Devonport Gateway Hotel

Nightelier Devonport Gateway Hotel

10/10 Excellent

"Great place to stay. Good location. Staff were friendly. Room was clean and comfortable, had all we needed."

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