WA Road Trip

Now that's an oversize load!

Rachel enjoying the early morning light, Kennedy Range NP. Though she claims she's not really enjoying it, just there because I dragged her out on an early morning photo shoot!

Rachel in front of the temple in Temple Gorge - Kennedy Range NP

Rachel looking out from the Escarpment - Kennedy Range NP

Rachel in Drapers Gorge

Our little home for the month, with all the mod cons - Kennedy Range NP

Fluff (the van, not Rachel) in the outback - somewhere between Kennedy Range NP and Mt Augustus NP

"Mt Augustus is this big!" Rachel in front of Goordgeela Lookout - Mt Augustus NP

Impressive cliffs in Kotka Gorge - Mt Augustus NP

Long legs! - Mt Augustus NP

It's not exactly what you'd think of as a resort, but at least it has hot showers - Mt Augustus NP

Rachel on the climb to Mt Augustus - Mt Augustus NP

Rachel and Tom at the summit of Mt Augustus - Mt Augustus NP

Mt Augustus at dusk

The corrugations on the road were so bad that you had to drive with one hand on the windscreen wipers to keep them from going on!

Marauding Corellas at Tom Price Caravan Park

Rachel with Joffre Falls in the background - Karijini NP

Rachel exiting Hancock Gorge via the Spider Walk - Karijini NP

Tom contemplating the Class 6 section of Weano Gorge - Karijini NP

Rachel exploring the wet section of Weano Gorge - Karijini NP

The hordes arrive at Handrail Pool, Weano Gorge

Rachel vs the Anthill - Karijini NP

Up bright and early for a canyoning trip in Knox Gorge - Karijini NP

Rachel abseiling the Knox Slide. Yes, it's supposed to be a slide, but given how cold the water was, wet hair was a bad idea, hence the abseil - Karijini NP

Reflections in Red Gorge

Paddling in Red Gorge - Karijini NP

Rachel in Joffre Gorge - Karijini NP

Scrambling in Kalamina Gorge - Karijini NP

Fortescue Falls - Karijini NP

Climbing up to the first hump on Mt Bruce. Mt Bruce is the second highest mountain in WA, but since you can drive to the top of Mt Meharry (the tallest), it is a far more exciting walk

Rachel at the summit cairn of Mt Bruce - Karijini NP

Descending to the main scrambling section on Mt Bruce - Karijini NP

A little dragon - Karijini NP

We went for a sunset paddle on Crossing Pool - Millstream-Chichester NP

Rachel looks unimpressed by the Millstream Palms, even if they are found nowhere else in the world - Millstream-Chichester NP

Flight of the corellas - this is the morning arrival - Millstream-Chichester NP

Tom on the "pool pony" at Deep Reach - Millstream-Chichester NP

Rachel at Python Pool - Millstream-Chichester NP

The only camp site we had to ourselves, Snake Creek - Millstream-Chichester NP

Rachel above Charles Knife Gorge - Cape Range NP

Rock wallabies in Mandu Mandu Gorge - Cape Range NP

Yardie Gorge - Cape Range NP

Rachel and the Blowhole - Quobba

Rachel paddling at Monkey Mia

Rachel double-fisting at Monkey Mia

Rachel feeding Surprise at Monkey Mia

Rachel at Little Lagoon, near Denham

Kalbarri Gorge and the Murchison River - Kalbarri NP

A mini canyon on the Z-Bend Trail - Kalbarri NP

Rachel in a rock arch - Kalbarri NP

Rachel and Tom in Natures Window - Kalbarri NP

On the farm - Rachel doing a bit of fence construction at Arrawarra

On the farm - Rachel and Rich

The General

Rachel at one of the larger pinnacles - Nambung NP

A multilayered pinnacle - Nambung NP