Mt. Field - venturing the wilderness

Been to Mt. Field long, long time ago (it had been few months back then). Camping in Mt. Field National Park was not intended but we did so due to unforeseen circumstances during the trip, and it was a long story.

Anyway, we did some camping in winter, and that was the biggest mistake I had made (but it was memorable and lots of fun). Never expect a city boy like me to camp on the freezing ground but I did. Despite Mt. Field was not planned in my itinerary, we had some great time venturing the forest in total darkness in pursuit of glow warm. Experience was fantastic when we walked in the forest with nothing but torch lights, holding everyone's shirt hoping no one would get lost. We saw the glow worms, it was nothing spectacular but the experience could not be describe by words. Every caution steps we took engraved deeply in the memories.

It was really freezing in the night and we had a camp fire by our tents. With beers in hand we sit closely next to each other and chat about 'first impression'. A pretty good way to enhance friendship. After that we headed back to tent only to find out that the tents were frosted. That explained the cold and I could hardly sleep through the cold, harsh winter night.

Our camp sites


The next morning we venture the jungle again, to see the all-time famous waterfall.


View up to sky from a temperate forest.


and, the journey begins; not simply to the waterfall, but our journey as a student in an environment totally unfamiliar to us, and we have survived it, and will live it.


The creation of God that is the heritage for million of years. Amazing isn't it?


The fallen trunk, like human. Nothing is immortal and everything comes and goes.


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The magnificent Russell fall right in front of us.


Plants that last since Jurassic age.


The mysterious, yet beautiful Horseshoe fall. I loved how the fall was hidden away from us, at a distant we could see but couldn't reach. The damp, dark surrounding added a sense of mystery that warned us not to get close to the fall or something bad were going to happen.


After that we left Mt. Field and headed back to Launceston. It was indeed a great trip and I wished to venture more of the national park next time.