An Unlikely Ambassador

More Photos of the Gorge The Cataract Gorge is a wonderful natural phenomenon located only 10 minutes from where we live. It is so close that Lucy and I drove there this morning and went for a jog around the perimeter of it. It is a well used feature of Launceston, and on a summer day families and children will spend the day swimming in the in-ground pool at the site, or in the cold and deep waters of the Gorge itself. There is also a cafe, a restaurant, and even a chairlift going over the site. You have to pay to park, but entrance is free. There are very well made paths throughout the area that you will see runners on at all hours. You can do a complete loop around the gorge, crossing over the walking bridge and following the paths to where the river comes into the valley where you cross a larger bridge to the other side and then follow the steep "Zig zag track" over the hills and back to the basin.



We are talking about eventually training to the point where we can run to the gorge from home and go around the basin and over the zig zag track and back. It would be quite an undertaking I believe, and worthy of our concerted efforts.



We walked around on Friday afternoon and took some photos along the way. You can view them on my photo gallery. View the Picasa Gallery of the Gorge.





For more information about the Gorge you can visit their website .



-Matt