Patrick Lam

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Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 7 (day 4), Kia Ora with Mts Ossa and Pelion East

‘Mountain day’ on the Overland Track, through Pelion Gap with side trips to Ossa (Tasmania highpoint) and Pelion East, before reaching Kia Ora Hut during golden hour.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, July 20, 2024

Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 6 (day 3), Pelion

Mud day on the Overland Track: down to Frog Flats and back up. Lots of fungi, a few birds at New Pelion, and two shovels.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Thursday, July 18, 2024

Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 4 (day 2), Windermere

A much easier day on the Overland Track, slightly downhill overall, with a side trip to Lake Will, no waterfalls, a platypus, a wombat, and few birds.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, June 24, 2024

Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 3 (day 1), Cradle Mountain

Our first day of actual hiking on the Overland Track, up onto the plateau and atop Cradle Mountain to Waterfall Valley Hut, our first Tasmanian Hut.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, June 17, 2024

Trip report: Overland Track, Tasmania—part 2, before the walk

Getting to Tasmania is pretty easy, but here’s how we did it, stopping by Melbourne and then to Hobart and Launceston.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, June 16, 2024

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo; patrick.lam@uwaterloo.ca

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