Z Bend
Ambitious as it was, we decided to tackle the Class 4 walk into the gorge and down to the Murchison river. The effort was so richly rewarded. Further evidence we are blessed to live and be able to travel in this great country.
Skywalk
Kalbarri National Park now has a Skywalk which was only opened to the public for the 1st time yesterday!
Meanarra Hill Lookout (Kalbarri)
Kalbarri – Township & Murchison river walk
Easy walk and a coffee despite the threat of heavy showers (which drenched us just as we were returning to the car!)
Kalbarri Wild Flowers
An early start to the season…??
Kalbarri Coast
Nature’s Window – Kalbarri National Park
Pink Lake – Port Gregory
The Pinnacles
Amazing scene and experience, we ended up staying 3.5hrs including viewing the sunset with a glass of wine.
The area contains thousands of weathered limestone pillars. Some of the tallest pinnacles reach heights of up to 3.5m above the yellow sand base. The different types of formations include ones which are much taller than they are wide and resemble columns—suggesting the name of Pinnacles—while others are only a meter or so in height and width resembling short tombstones. A cross-bedding structure can be observed in many pinnacles where the angle of deposited sand changed suddenly due to changes in prevailing winds during formation of the limestone beds. Pinnacles with tops similar to mushrooms are created when the calcrete capping is harder than the limestone layer below it. The relatively softer lower layers weather and erode at a faster rate than the top layer leaving behind more material at the top of the pinnacle.
