GAME: Where am I?

[tastrekker]

No. Not King or Murchison. I'll narrow it down a bit by saying it's nowhere on the King or Pieman power schemes. In terms of clues, that'll do for now. I want to see if anyone who has fished this lake recognises where our five year old son was drowning worms.

[frenchy_84]

is it the derwent at the top end of lake king wiliam

[tastrekker]

Not King William or any other lakes in the Derwent catchment.

As I'll be away from a computer after work, I'd better drop some better hints:
Two named rivers join at this location to form a river with a different name. Before the dam, the confluence of those two rivers would have been in this photo.

[eggs]

I guess I should leave it to fishermen to answer - but when I first saw this I thought Mersey-Forth area.

Then the generous clue was given - ruling out most of that scheme - except one.....
Since tastrekker wants an answer - I will try - but anyone who has fished here needs to let him know.
Iris and Lea Rivers combine to form the Wilmot - and from the map that conjunction would have been just in front of the dam wall for Lake Gairdner.
I suspect I would have seen this lake from the Cradle Mountain road, but it's name is not familiar to me at all.

[tastrekker]

Well done Eggs. You got Mersey-Forth correct without assistance. The only other dam I can think of which fits my obvious clue is Lake Rosebery where the Mackintosh and Murchison Rivers combine to form the Pieman which I had eliminated earlier.

You may not have seen Lake Gairdner. It is only visible as a fleeting glimpse through the trees on a winding stretch south of Moina. This photo is looking into the gorge of the Lea River over a promontory sticking into the lake just south of the boat ramp.

I think the naming of the rivers is a hint at the way the area was explored. In the early 1800s the road from Launceston to Emu Bay (Burnie) passed by the Iris and Lea valleys. At this point, the coastal strip had some European influence but the dense bush between the coast and the inland road was largely unknown. Hence, I expect the Iris and Lea Rivers had names before it was known they formed the river which had been named the Wilmot by early coastal explorers and farmers.

Please forgive me my diversion. I enjoy links with the past. My last 'where-am-I' post also had a link to past track locations with Native Track Tier. I think our indigenous forebears also avoided the dense bush of the NW coast and used the more sparsely vegetated valleys further south as a major route from A to B.

[eggs]

Feel free - I am sure I find this game a wealth of information.

Next one:

[ILUVSWTAS]

Ronald Cross and Lodden Bluff? Probably from near where we went to MT Arrowsmith from off the Lyell Highway

[eggs]

Having limited time in Tas I try to pack in a lot of walking, but given the number of entries now, a few of my shots are very touristy.
You are close enough to get the nod - but I don't know where you start point was

This was a 10m walk - to the platform at King William Saddle on the Lyell Highway.
A nice view of Ronald Cross and also Frenchman's Cap from this spot.

[ILUVSWTAS]

That was the spot Eggs, Thanks!

Ok what feature is this plane flying over.......

[stu]

Looks like the Cockscomb of Mt La Perouse...

[ILUVSWTAS]

Got it buddy! That was fast......

[stu]

Pretty distinctive feature that one, must explore more of La Perouse one day.
Ok next one...happy days indeed...

[stepbystep]

Hey Stu, is this from Right Angle Peak or therabouts?

[stu]

Right range Dan, wrong summit...
Mark is going to act as proxy for me, it's nearly knock-off-o'clock

[stepbystep]

One more, Frankland?

[eggs]

No roars in response yet...

[north-north-west]

This game continues to amaze me.
Tasmania seems too small to fit all these places in.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Hahaha Eggs, very good... You want to take it from here??

[eggs]

Nope - it was not an answer - but what can others make of it....

[north-north-west]

Obviously from The Lion.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Indeedy!
Your go NNW.

[north-north-west]

I shouldn't have done that. Now I have to dig out a photo, AND nominate a proxy 'cause I won't be back online until Monday night . . .

[johnw]

I know that one, I was up there at this time last year. You are on The Nut at Stanley.

[north-north-west]

Oh, goodie, I don't have to worry about a proxy.

Your turn.

[johnw]

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[stepbystep]

Now John, that's scary, here's the pic I lined up when I thought I had Stu's Franklands pic

Looking to Little Hugel summit from the track

I kid you not!
So, I'd say you're on the track to Little Hugel, from about 10m behind where I was standing....

[johnw]

Small world SBS . Yes you've got it, part way up Little Hugel. From memory I may have been standing next to the tree in your/our shots at one point. Here's the view looking the other way:

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Your turn...

[stepbystep]

Here's another....

[ILUVSWTAS]

Looks Mt Fieldish, cant place it though....

[stepbystep]

Looks Mt Fieldish....

Correct....