Friday’s Footprints: Liffey Falls

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At a growth rate of a cm per year, these man ferns have been around a while

Another one of our beautiful places to visit in Tasmania is the World Heritage listed rainforest, Liffey Falls.

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I think they are like umbrellas

Around the parking/picnic area you see leftovers of the logging days

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This tree is still crying…

The walk down to the river under the huge man ferns (or ‘tree ferns’ if you are a ‘mainlander’) is gorgeous

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Not your everyday fern!

The man ferns tower above you and are covered in clinging mosses and lichen

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Soft and pretty mosses

Once you reach the river, you can walk alongside it, taking in views at various points

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There are lots of places you can clamber down onto the rocks and have a paddle
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In the summer this is almost bare rock!! Not so today!

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As you walk down the path, you’ll come across quite a lot of these plate like fungi poking out from the tree trunks

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Its easy to sit for a while, dangle your feet over the edge and soak up the peacefulness and the view

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Mother-Daughter time – My sister Rosemary & Niece Emma

In a different season you would get a soggy bottom if you sat there!

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Perspective
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Lots of little rock pools swirling with water

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When you reach the bottom of the walk you get to see more of the cascading falls… which is sparse in summer

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Small flow in summer

Slightly more impressive in autumn

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During wetter months

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Definitely put this on your list when you visit Tasmania!

Cheers & Happy Friday/Weekend to everyone

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Author: Lisa

A happy traveller through life! Right now living in NW Tasmania with a gorgeous Nurse-Husband, a fool of a Siamese Cat and several chickens. We love our fairly simple lifestyle of growing a lot of what we eat and enjoying the stunning surrounds of our little patch.

2 thoughts on “Friday’s Footprints: Liffey Falls”

  1. My husband and I like to keep a list of places we want to visit in OneNote, one tab per country and Liffey Falls is now on the LIST! What a gorgeous area. It sounds like the most magical place to explore, and I bet it smells incredible. That’s one thing I wish we could share most of all – smells to go with the sights!

    1. Yes – it always smells fresh and lovely!
      Although no-one would have thanked me for sharing the smell of the Not-Ambergris! lol
      Glad Liffey made your list! 🙂

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