{"id":1832,"date":"2013-06-29T16:54:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T06:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.lewisdrafting.com.au\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2013-06-29T18:02:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T08:02:32","slug":"cradle-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=1832","title":{"rendered":"Cradle Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No need for words. I will let my pictures tell the story, although they don&#8217;t show the sheer beauty of Cradle Mountain as experienced in person.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1833\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wombat-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1833\" alt=\"There is wildlife everywhere.... a friendly wombat\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wombat-1-300x216.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wombat-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wombat-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There is wildlife everywhere&#8230;. a friendly wombat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1834\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1834\" alt=\"Mal took this photo with the very curious possum helping to press the camera button !!!! Very cheeky.\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-004-300x256.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-004-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-004.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mal took this photo with the very curious possum helping to press the camera button !!!! Very cheeky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1835\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Dove-Lake-Cradle-Mountain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1835\" alt=\"Dove Lake Cradle Mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Dove-Lake-Cradle-Mountain-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Dove-Lake-Cradle-Mountain-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Dove-Lake-Cradle-Mountain.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dove Lake Cradle Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1836\" alt=\"Cradle Mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-300x196.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cradle Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1837\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1837\" alt=\"Stunning. We have enjoyed our stay here.... the second time we have visited the mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CM-300x201.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CM-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/CM.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunning. We have enjoyed our stay here&#8230;. the second time we have visited the mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1838\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/C-M.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1838\" alt=\"We highly recommend the 6km walk around Dove Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/C-M-300x125.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/C-M-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/C-M.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We highly recommend the 6km walk around Dove Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1839\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Falls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1839\" alt=\"Waratah Falls\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Falls-249x300.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Falls-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Falls.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waratah Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1840\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1840\" alt=\"This photo shows an example of the lush area around Cradle Mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tas-300x184.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tas-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tas.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This photo shows an example of the lush area around Cradle Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1841\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Tas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1841\" alt=\"The bottom of Waratah Falls\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Tas-223x300.jpg\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Tas-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Waratah-Tas.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bottom of Waratah Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1842\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1842\" alt=\"It is a very peaceful spot... although probably not in summer with more visitors\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-002-300x133.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-002-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cradle-mountain-002.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is a very peaceful spot&#8230; although probably not in summer with more visitors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1843\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1843\" alt=\"A tasmanian devil.... although we hear them at night at home, we were lucky to see them at Cradle Mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-005-300x195.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-005-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-005.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Tasmanian Devil&#8230;. although we hear them at night at home, we were lucky to see them at Cradle Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1844\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1844\" alt=\"The spotted-tailed quoll (or tiger cat as it was once innapropriately known) is the second largest of the world's surviving carnivorous marsupials.\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-008-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-008.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The spotted-tailed quoll or maybe an Eastern Quoll,\u00a0 (or tiger cat as it was once known) is the second largest of the world&#8217;s surviving carnivorous marsupials. We have seen a quoll at home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1845\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1845\" alt=\"I loved this photo.... another Tassie Devil\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-017-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-017.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I loved this photo&#8230;. another Tassie Devil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1846\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1846\" alt=\"a cabin on the mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-022-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-022-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-022.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a cabin on the mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1847\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1847\" alt=\"On one of the many walks that can be done \" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-023-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-023-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-023.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On one of the many walks that can be done in the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1848\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1848\" alt=\"a misty rainbow\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-027-300x150.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-027-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-027.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a misty rainbow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1849\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1849\" alt=\"Mal cooking dinner one night at our campsite\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-028-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-028-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Cradle-Mountain-028.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mal cooking dinner on the BBQ one night at our campsite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No need for words. I will let my pictures tell the story, although they don&#8217;t show the sheer beauty of Cradle Mountain as experienced in person. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tasmania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1832"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1851,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832\/revisions\/1851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}