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Sunset at Dales Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Walk Dales Gorge! Karijini National Park, Western Australia

August 4, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Campsites, Circular Pool, Dales Gorge, Fern Pool, Fortescue Falls, Gorges, Karijini National Park, Lookout, National Parks, Outback, Pilbara, Things to do, Walks, Western Australia

The Evening Before … I gripped the railing and looked through the deep shadows down the deep RED gash of Dales Gorge. WAAAAAY down. Late afternoon at the lookout meant the sun was long gone from the gorge floor. Even though it had lit up the eastern wall quite spectacularly. Ho Hum. Another day in the Pilbara, another killer landscape[…]

Mt Nameless, Tom Price, Western Australia

Why Tom Price Western Australia is a TOP Aussie Town!

July 16, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Australia, Karijini National Park, Mt Nameless, National Parks, Outback, Pilbara, Things to do, Tom Price, TOP Aussie Towns, Travel, Western Australia, Wildflowers

I had no idea that at 747 metres (2450 ft) above sea level Tom Price is the highest town in Western Australia. I also had no idea Tom Price is at the foot of the highest Western Australian mountain with a summit accessible by road. And I had no idea that the town was named for American geologist Thomas Moore[…]

Hikers at Joffre Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Mind over Madness … Joffre Falls, Karijini National Park

November 14, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Joffre Falls, Joffre Gorge, Karijini National Park, National Parks, Oxer Lookout, Pilbara, Travel, Walks, Western Australia

The edge of the gorge was no place for a recovering acrophobic*. Despite its well-made viewing platform with solid handrails, the lookout overhung the sheer drop to the Joffre River far below, many more metres than I wanted to count**. I don’t think I’ll EVER get used to being on an overhang … But weirdly, the scare-factor just added to[…]