Standing on an adjacent hill, our class got a chance to overlook what used to be Tasmania's beloved Lake Pedder before the area was flooded by a technologically-exciting, yet environmentally and ecologically detrimental, hydro-power system (a result of damming the Franklin river).
SAVE LAKE PEDDER!
Self-portrait overlooking Hobart, one of Tassie's southern-most towns. I really liked the colorful houses, especially at this time of evening.
Where are we again? Oh yeah, Tasmania. Bus-mate Erica and I checking in on our maps as we departed the "Spirit of Tasmania" ocean liner and began our journey into Tassie! If you could see the entire bus in this picture, you'd see everybody's map open to full-capacity. We're nerds.
That view of Hobart is cool - and if I imagine it without the electrical wires and poles it's even better! Loved the shot of the map reading. You're not nerds...you're just learning about the country. Ya gotta start somewhere! And Lake Peddler - still looks nice even if it is a flooded area but I hesitate to think how much land was lost in the process...
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Love the pic of you overlooking the town. Amazing to see how technology has other effects that may simply be too costly. I'd go back to horses and buggies in order to save our lands and keep them healthy...
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