Nelson Falls

Nelson Falls is a gorgeous wall of water tumbling some 30m in an upside down wine glass shape. We were very pleasantly surprised to see this waterfall pumping the way it did. However, I did have to fight off the mist to take photos of the falls up close. So I guess you gotta take the good with the bad, but I'd rather have this than no water at all!

From the easy-to-spot car park, it's only a 20-minute return walk to experience this waterfall from both its viewing decks, and it provides a good stretch for the legs as we were in the midst of a long drive along the Lyell Highway through the largely undeveloped Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park in the Tasmanian Wilderness.

Considering that this area is one of the largest tracts of untouched wilderness in Tasmania, perhaps that was why the falls maintained its flow. Then again, it could just be that the flow was aided by the rain we got last night thereby reviving its flow. Well whatever the case, at least it was flowing during our visit where so many others during our November 2006 trip were victims of the serious drought.

Directions: Getting to this waterfall is pretty straight forward as it's right off the Lyell Highway 27km east of Queenstown and 233km west of Hobart.

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The waterfall seen from the further overlook

Pleasant stroll within the rainforest

Another look at the nice rainforest walk

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Fixated on the falls

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• November 29, 2006

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