After a long Tassie winter and too few adventures, it was time to hike Cape Raoul where the sun broke through and painted the cliffs crimson. I was overcome by the dazzling display before day’s end.

We set out in search of blooming wildflowers and stumbled on rainbow constellations of scoparia. But the trip highlight was the crimson-red Telopea truncata. The Tasmanian waratah.

Peter Dombrovskis wasn’t a prolific writer. But he did share his experiences in the occasional interview and infrequent essay. Letting us in on his approach to photography and what drew him to these wild lands time and again.

After the year that was, I needed an adventure again. Tasmania’s wild forests and falls called. I answered.