Get Excited: Reads and Links – Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia
Good Reads for the Trail
All of these books, in one way or another, celebrate the highlights and pitfalls of man’s tradition of setting off into the woods seeking answers, adventure and escape.
Walden, Henry David Thoreau
Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
Links
- Tasmania’s National Parks Site
- Photos from the Overland Track
- Eight Days of Madness: Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair
- In The Cradle of God
- Gunning Cradle Mountain
- Cradle Mountain Trek – Small group tour
- Essential Bushwalking Guide and Trip Planner
- Tasmanian Weather
- Want to explore more of Tassie?
- More Track Info
- The Expert: This guy has hiked the overland numerous times in every season
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