TazMania Part V- On the move

Lake Rowallan, on the entrance to "Walls" NP. The dead trees are the result of the flooding by the Hydro power dam that created this lake.












Tassie has some very remote, very isolated communities like Tullah which is located about half way between Cradle Mountain and Queenstown on the west coast. People living there have to amuse themselves somehow - as it shows.

















A closer look at this teddy bear shop in Tullah was even more bizarre - and quite scary, actually, in a Stephen King kind of way...





















Between the drought that affects all of Australia and the end of summer dry period, by the time I got to the mighty Franklin River it was only a shallow and slow drizzle. But that shouldn't stop an ageing river guide from having a streamside breaky...
















This picture was taken in Strahan on Tasmania's west coast. Strahan prides itself for being Tassie's Eco-tourism Mecca - whatever that means - but aside from some very pricey restaurants and cabins it is a very standard, overcrowded touristic small town. I think this shot is actually giving it more credit than it deserves.
















A post-industrial scene on the outskirts of Launceston. The slogan on the brick wall says "Cook with gas"...