Jeff Epler's blog2015-01-13T15:43:10ZPhotos, electronics, cnc, and moreJeff Eplerjepler@unpythonic.netMaria Island2015-01-13T15:43:10Z2015-01-13T15:43:10Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01421163790
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_0024.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01364176339/img_0024-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Sandstone carved by the sea and colored with iron."><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01364176339/img_0024-small.jpg" width=300 height=200></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01364176339/img_0024-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01364176339/img_0024.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01364176339/img_0024.jpg">Sandstone carved by the sea and colored with iron.</a></div></div></div>
</div>We spent one of our last days at Maria Island, just off the east coast of Tasmania. It was a beautiful, uninhabited island, with tons of amazing scenery. I've narrowed down our pictures to a few of the best.First Half of Tasmania2014-12-17T17:37:16Z2014-12-17T17:37:16Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01418837836
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_9372-crop.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01363571481/img_9372-crop-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Water droplets in the Tasmanian temperate rain forest"><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01363571481/img_9372-crop-small.jpg" width=300 height=199></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01363571481/img_9372-crop-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01363571481/img_9372-crop.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01363571481/img_9372-crop.jpg">Water droplets in the Tasmanian temperate rain forest</a></div></div></div>
</div>Here are more shots from Tasmania, this time from Jeff's camera in much more detail! The first set is from Cradle Mountain on our rainy, cool full day there, where Jeff found some cool rain drops and lichen. Then we visited the Tamar Valley Wetlands near Launceston and enjoyed a lovely walk. Finally, there are a few shots of neat insects from <a href="http://www.windsongbnb.com.au">Windsong B&B</a> where we stayed on the east coast of Tasmania.Great Ocean Road2014-11-12T00:42:56Z2014-11-12T00:42:56Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01415752976
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_9132.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01361933080/img_9132-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="The gorgeous Grotto, along the Great Ocean Road."><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01361933080/img_9132-small.jpg" width=300 height=200></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01361933080/img_9132-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01361933080/img_9132.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01361933080/img_9132.jpg">The gorgeous Grotto, along the Great Ocean Road.</a></div></div></div>
</div>The Great Ocean Road travels along the coast of Victoria to the west of Melbourne. It's an area of amazing beauty and contrasts, well loved by tourists. We enjoyed the dramatic ocean views as well as the wildlife. Jeff got some amazing photos along the way.Halls Gap Zoo2014-10-10T01:30:36Z2014-10-10T01:30:36Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01412904636
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_8007.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01360203393/img_8007-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Red panda on the way to food."><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01360203393/img_8007-small.jpg" width=300 height=200></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01360203393/img_8007-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01360203393/img_8007.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01360203393/img_8007.jpg">Red panda on the way to food.</a></div></div></div>
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Jeff took some really neat pictures in <a href="http://www.hallsgapzoo.com.au">Halls Gap Zoo</a>, not far from Horsham.
Kingfisher Cruise2014-08-20T14:04:47Z2014-08-20T14:04:47Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01408543487
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_7622-crop.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01359943585/img_7622-crop-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Azure Kingfisher"><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01359943585/img_7622-crop-small.jpg" width=300 height=200></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01359943585/img_7622-crop-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01359943585/img_7622-crop.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01359943585/img_7622-crop.jpg">Azure Kingfisher</a></div></div></div>
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We took a lovely cruise on the Murray River, between the border of Victoria and New South Wales, courtesy of <a href="http://www.kingfishercruises.com.au/">Kingfisher Cruises</a>. It was a fun trip exploring a shallow river area with a wide mix of birds.Tasmania #22014-07-22T16:52:42Z2014-07-22T16:52:42Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01406047962
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_5076.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01357266183/img_5076-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="The painted cliffs at Maria Island"><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01357266183/img_5076-small.jpg" width=300 height=225></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01357266183/img_5076-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01357266183/img_5076.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01357266183/img_5076.jpg">The painted cliffs at Maria Island</a></div></div></div>
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For the second half of our tour around Tasmania, we went to Freycinet National Park, which was absolutely gorgeous. Had a great hike up to view Wineglass Bay, and then visited other bays and areas of the park. We also stayed not to far away at <a href="http://www.windsongbnb.com.au/">Windsong B&B</a>. We then spent a day on the tiny Maria Island enjoying being away from people and cars. For the last day, we explored the Royal Tasmania Botanical Garden in Hobart.Tasmania Sites #12014-06-15T19:19:26Z2014-06-15T19:19:26Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01402859966
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_4679.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:231px;margin-left:37.5px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356788362/img_4679-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Cradle Mountain Walk"><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356788362/img_4679-small.jpg" width=225 height=300></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356788362/img_4679-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356788362/img_4679.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356788362/img_4679.jpg">Cradle Mountain Walk</a></div></div></div>
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The first half of our Tasmania visit. The first part is all at Cradle Mountain where we explored many trails. This was the only truly cold day of our trip, but we still saw many beautiful places on our hikes, and wombats, echidnas and wallabies in the wild. There's also pictures here from the beautiful Cataract Gorge in Launceston.Zoos in Victoria2014-06-03T02:59:04Z2014-06-03T02:59:04Zhttps://emergent.unpythonic.net/01401764344
<div style="float:right;clear:right"><!-- img_4391.jpg--><div class=albumouter style=width:306px id=><div class=albumimage style="width:306px;margin-left:0.0px;"><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356653168/img_4391-medium.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="album" title="Australian Pelican."><img src="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356653168/img_4391-small.jpg" width=300 height=225></a><div ><div style="float: right" ><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356653168/img_4391-medium.jpg">(M)</a><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356653168/img_4391.jpg">(L)</a></div><a href="https://media.unpythonic.net/emergent-files/australia/01356653168/img_4391.jpg">Australian Pelican.</a></div></div></div>
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We started out the next part of our trip in Werribee, where friends live, and they took us to the Werribee Open Range Zoo, run by the Melbourne Zoo. There you can ride in a bus around the safari area, seeing plenty of mainly African animals along the way. You can also walk around other areas and explore other animals. They also took us to other sites in Werribee. The next day we wandered around the entire Melbourne Zoo, which is quite an amazing place.