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[justcoop]

Corinna:A lovely little town settled on the banks of The Pieman River on Tasmanias West Coast

right on the western end of the Western Explorer Road

It is nested right in the midle of one of the worlds best rain forrests

there is bush walks,river cruses ,gr8 trout fishing in the river and many more things to do

these are some of the newly built cabins built for accomadation

there is also backpackers and campsites with a gr8 undercover BBQ area

below is some of the great sites you will see down the river on the Arcadia2(the cruse boat) a lovely old boat that once use to be a naval boat way back in times gone by


these falls are so well hidden you can hear them well before you see them

an old huon Pine tree that has fallen and is now regenerating from its base

and will come back to its former glore

Devils Gates where the Pieman River power station was once to go

(only thanks to the consevational movments in the 70's put a stop to it )

now we have the Reece power station much further upstreem

Pieman Heads one of the nasty little river entrances on the west coast

The Arcadia(She has had an overhaul since this pic was taken and now has a canopy over the rear deck)

This is a post that will grow with time as it goes by

Location of Corinna & Pieman River - West Coast

Map supplied by Tasmap, for more mapping information
please see www.tasmap.tas.gov.au

[tassiesim]

What interesting photos Coops , please can you tell us about them,
Is that holiday accom in the first shot because it looks like some lovely cabins , just my stle of tent at times

[justcoop]

What interesting photos Coops , please can you tell us about them,
Is that holiday accom in the first shot because it looks like some lovely cabins , just my stle of tent at times

I'm still working on the posts and I don't know why they are showing up already it will come soon ok so sorry to get your hopes up I'm so confused now

[justcoop]

so sorry people this froze on my entry so i will reproduce it as soon as I contact the admin's to help with it
at times like this I wish I had bband

[justcoop]

ok to the pic's above while waiting to reproduce this post the top pic is the accomidation at corinna
the next is a waterfall that falls strait into the pieman river and the third is a huon pine tree regenerating at the banks of the river's edge and there is more to come but you will get the whole deal when it desides not to freeze on me


ps you will love it when it comes back complete just keep watching for it


once again so sorry my fault for not doing a restart before attempting this

[Hummingbird291]

great pics coop, btw I also have some great pics of the river, and a couple of the campground at Corinna so if you want to combine those with yours to go with your post just let me know, will bring them up on the hard drive, and since my pc is being a pain in the a** and not letting me post photos would be real handy

[justcoop]

great pics coop, btw I also have some great pics of the river, and a couple of the campground at Corinna so if you want to combine those with yours to go with your post just let me know, will bring them up on the hard drive, and since my pc is being a pain in the a** and not letting me post photos would be real handy

yes please it would be real handy all my edits didn't go on and anna has made this so i can edit it tonight after work so come down then Cheers

[Mystic]

Some great shots there Coop, can't wait to see the story that goes with them

[Shane V]

Thank you Coop. Very pretty place. Love your images and the information you gave about the place as well. Well done. Have to get back down there and have another look at it.

Where was the waterfall shot taken and can we walk to it?

[Mystic]

That river entrance may not look so wild to some, but this sign at Corrina tells the story well...

I have a few other shot of Corrina as well and will add those later today.

Great stuff Coop, thank you.

[justcoop]

gr8 pic Anna and to you margie no only accessable by boat and a not to all who may ask there is a boat ramp at Corinna
ty for your votes on the post ty

[Mystic]

At Corrina, there is a short trail called the Huon Pine Track. Starts at the main carpark where the ferry is located. About 15 minutes down the track you will see this tree, a beautiful old Huon Pine.

[tassiesim]

What fantastic photos and sorry for being so impatient and wanting to know about them, they just looked so interesting , I cant wait to come over West one day and see for myself

[Hummingbird291]

The First Pic was taken in Jan 06, of the Pieman Heads as the Arcadia was starting its return Journey back to Corinna.
The Second one was taken in Dec 07, of the Camping Ground near at Corinna, (that is the toilet block in the background). The ground here was quite soft however about 2 inches down it hit hard rock, so pegging down your tent is hard!, luckily its quite sheltered.

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[Mystic]

Great shots Nett, and yet another place to add to the growing list of places where rocks replace tent pegs

If you are approaching Corrina from the Zeehan end, or planning on going through to Zeehan, the Pieman will take you across the river for $20 (bikes $10 and cars with vans are more, but maximum overall length of 9 metres). If your vehicle is longer than the limit you will have to drive up through Savage River and Waratah.

[Shane V]

Cool shots Nett. Would love to get down and have a look at the heads. The camping ground looks flat, shame about the rock.

[Hummingbird291]

even though its rock, its still quite comfortable, the 2 inches of moss and grass cushion it well, the problem with the rocks is not being able to fully secure the tent. Annas idea with the Rocks would fix that perfectly though I think.

[Mystic]

Check out our description of Butlers Gorge Nett. Rockiest place we ever camped, but also, and very surprisingly, one of the most comfy. You could not even get the pegs in an inch there, and we will not discuss the difficulty in digging a pit LOL. But I think that location is fantastic.

Also found that further up the explorer, at Lindsay River, only about 2 inches of ground for the pegs before bedrock. Usually in that case their are plenty of rocks to be found, and if you look carefully at the pic of our campsite at Butlers Gorge, you will see how we had the ropes anchored by rocks. It works well, and if worst comes to worst, big rocks in each corner of the tent are good.

[Nikki]

Great shots Nett, and yet another place to add to the growing list of places where rocks replace tent pegs

If you are approaching Corrina from the Zeehan end, or planning on going through to Zeehan, the Pieman will take you across the river for $20 (bikes $10 and cars with vans are more, but maximum overall length of 9 metres). If your vehicle is longer than the limit you will have to drive up through Savage River and Waratah.

Hey Anna ... I see youve met my brother! LOL
Remember me telling you my brother drove the fatman barge? Well thats him in the drivers seat - Tiger! Strange name i know .. you should meet the others! lol

[Mystic]

LOL Nikki. Cool, he was quite nice and very informative too.