Tasmania's Cradle Moutain
Strahan to Cradle Mountain
Couldn't find anywhere near Cradle Mountain to stay, so opted for Strahan (a 2 hr drive to Cradle Mountain). It was a Sunday when I headed there and had planned on getting gas along the way ... but there was not a open gas station to be found -- I was soooo happy (relieved) to find a gas station at Candle Mountain! If I visit Cradle Mountain again, I will stay within Cradle Mountain Park or search for someplace closer to the east of it...
Cradle Mountain Hike
Probably doesn't seem like a lot of hiking, but with a backpack full of camera gear, it sure felt like it! Looped clockwise around Dove Lake and then began the long ascent to Wombat Peak where I took a sidetrip up to Marions Lookout before heading back down along Crater Lake and out.