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EXMOUTH AND KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Today I’ve been sorting through a lot of old photos on my laptop. From all the many photos, I realised I have rocks on my mind – everywhere I go. This rock, or mesa in the photo is huge. Where it’s situated, the landscape colours are amazing. I feel inspired just looking at my unprofessional photo.

This picture is from a roadtrip my husband and I undertook back in September-October 2011. Taken from the road between Exmouth and Karijini National Park . Is it any wonder that I want to go back and take more photos?

I love the red pindan, the yellowish Spinifex grasses with its razor sharp straws. Hard to walk though if you had to. Add all the hues of greens and you have a fabulous landscape like what could have been an oil painting. My advice is; don’t walk through the Spinifex. At least not barefooted.

Karijini National Park
On the road from Exmouth to Karijini National Park
Flowers growing in Bauxite
Rocks in Exmouth – ocean erosion?
Rocks in Exmouth – “worm holes”?
An extra picture when running out of rocks, I love all trees. I fell in love with this remarkable, beautiful gum tree on the way from Exmouth to Karijini.
Had to fit in my amazing variety of “gemstones”. They look almost like you could make jewellery out of some of those little pebbles. I found them in a dried out river bed between Exmouth and Karijini. Just so interesting what you may find if you just look. Love the blue purplish ones. But I doubt they’re Australian Sapphires. Would’ve been nice if they were. But I don’t think I will ever find this spot again.

BREMER BAY – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Next are some photos from a trip we made to Bremer Bay in the very south of Western Australia. The place is known for fishing and whale watching. And weather forecasts. Bremer Bay was always mentioned when we first came to Australia. I heard it so many times that in the end I wanted to find out what was there. Beautiful, but kind of an isolated place. Took my husband I about 30 years to get to Bremer Bay.

Some remarkable rocks there too. Only a few included here. If an expert knows more about the rocks, please advise. What I can’t understand is why the rock, which I believe may have some water erosion lines, almost like waves, was located with other rocks high up on the hilltop, as in the introductory photo with a view over the landscape. So far up? Doesn’t make sense.

The next one seems to look like petrified wood. Hey, what do I know, I’m an amateur rock “hound”. Sadly, can’t take all of them home. Unfortunately.

The photo of the little cottage may be from years ago. Once upon a time, somebody may have lived there. Maybe a fisherman. Unless it’s some kind of “community centre” for a small community. I think it looks like a gingerbread house with icing as mortar. Looks cute anyway.

The last photo makes me utterly confused. Looks like a road, but the place is not meant to have roads in my opinion. Wild forest at the ocean’s edge? Is it natural? Or is it somehow manmade?

On a hilltop close to Bremer Bay in Western Australia
Rock high up on a hilltop – is that water erosion?
Another eroded? rock up on the hilltop?
This looks almost like petrified wood?
An old cottage?
Bremer Bay – a road? Here?

THE PINNACLES

The Pinnacles in Nambung National Park is situated about 200 km north of Perth. About 2 hours with car.

Are they really huge limestone blocks? Yes, maybe. Still a strange area. Why are some around 3.5 meters and some so much shorter? All are different sizes. That seems natural. Like a whole forest in the sand dunes.

Can you see the two parrots resting on top of one? The beautiful Pink and Grey Galahs are in abundance in many places. Even in our closest park where we live.

The limestone pillars stretch over a large area. There is a one-way drive through on the sandy “road”. Also some walking trails. Will be extra hot in our summer time. Maybe visit before the end of October. But we have been there many times, so that’s not on the immediate agenda.

We went to the Pinnacles in January 2024 to take some photos of one of my crocheted blankets placing this in between the sand and the limestone pillars.

All photos on this whole post are my own and show samples of what I’m interested in.

TASMANIA

Next part is from a trip to Tasmania in November 2013. We went in a rental car from Hobart all the way up to the north, then inland back to Hobart. We did not see much of the east coast. One day maybe we are able to fly back to Hobart and see the east side.

My photo shows the TESSELLATED TERRACE just before we reached Port Arthur, the old penal colony.

I am fascinated by the science related to the explanation by geologists how this area came to be. Not all people seem to think this is all naturally occurring. Many compare this tiled terrace to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Either that’s natural or produced by giants. Who knows?

Nobody seems to know the size of the area with the natural tiling.
TESSELLATED 4
Any way I look at it, I find it strange.
Such precision when “nature” cut these blocks to fit them almost perfectly together?
My three pebble mementos from the Tessellated Terrace.
What about all the steps above the “paved area” which has all the lighter green seaweed? The seaweed seems to follow the lines on the tiling.
The area of the TESSELLATED TERRACE, may be much larger than what we see. Wonder if divers have tried to find out more by studying a bit further out in the ocean.
My photos show a part of the TESSELLATED TERRACE located in Eaglehawk Neck, which is a slim piece of land adjoining this part of the peninsula to the area around Port Arthur. The water level depends on the tides. Easy to get sidetracked and forget about the coming tide.

While the penal colony at Port Arthur existed, anyone trying to escape had to pass through Eaglehawk Neck guarded by soldiers and vicious dogs. I would think you had to bring something to feed the dogs with, but for a convict what chance was there to have a few meaty pieces or bones in your pockets to entice the hungry dogs. Wonder how many made it through.

The rocky tiled beach at Eaglehawk Neck is one of the most intriguing when it comes to interesting phenomena. I wish I knew more, but time isn’t standing still, and I have so many other things to do and look after.

See you again soon …

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