11/04-01/06/2005 - report - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay
Monday 9 May: Muttonbird Island to Porongorup (78km)
We seemed to keep bumping into the Bibbulmun Track
The exciting "Tree in the Rock"!
Nancy Peak Circuit in Porongorup National Park with the Devils Slide in the background
The Devils Slide
View west from The Devils Slide
Porongorup National Park, Nancy Peak in the background
Tuesday 10 May: Porongorup to Stirling Ranges (144km)
Bluff Knoll, highest peak in southern WA
Stirling Ranges from Bluff Knoll
Storms over the Stirling Ranges
Stirling Ranges
Bluff Knoll
Bluff Knoll
View from the ascent of Toolbrunup
View from Toolbrunup
Rock formation on Toolbrunup
The Lily, with the Stirling Ranges in the background
Wednesday 11 May: Stirling Ranges to Two Peoples Bay Nth (201km)
Rachel manning the harpoon at Whale World
Whaling ship at Whale World
Thursday 12 May: Two Peoples Bay North to Fitzgerald River National Park (235km)
Inlet at Waychinicup National Park
Grass tree in Waychinicup National Park
Climbing up to West Mt Barren
Rachel on the summit of West Mt Barren, looking across to East Mt Barren
On the summit of West Mt Barren
Royal Hakea (Hakea victoriae)
The Rabbit Fence at Point Ann
Whales in Point Charles Bay
View across Point Charles Bay
Friday 13 May: Fitzgerald River National Park to Helms Arboretum (405km)
Camping at Helms Arboretum
Saturday 14 May: Helms Arboretum to Cape Arid National Park (145km)
Seals on the rocks off Esperance
Woody Island
Don't park under popular trees for birds!
Banksia at dusk
Sunday 15 May: Cape Arid National Park to Cape Le Grand National Park (154km)
Beach at dawn
Starfish
Sand patterns
Sand patterns
Big Bad Banksia Man
Banksia speciosa
Little Tagon Bay
Frenchmans Cap
Climbing Frenchmans Cap
Cape Le Grand from Frenchmans Cap
Massive rock arch on the summit of Frenchmans Cap
Looking back up the granite slopes
Frenchmans Cap from below - the arch is visible
Monday 16 May: Cape Le Grand National Park to Dundas Rocks (252km)
Walking to Thistle Cove from Lucky Bay
Frenchmans Cap again
Emerging rainbow
Road train
Tuesday 17 May: Dundas Rocks to Mundrabilla Rest Stop (649km)
Wednesday 18 May: Mundrabilla Rest Stop to Penong (586km)
Fog at Mundrabilla
Bunda Cliffs
Rachel on the cliffs
Pedestrian crossing? No, it's actually a runway marker for the Flying Doctor
Rachel has a furry friend
The Nullarbor
Thursday 19 May: Penong to Kimba (416km)
Almost 10,000km!
Would you go to the loo here?
Wirrulla Jetty - the "secret" of Wirrulla
Polda Rock, near Wudinna
On top of Mt Wudinna, Australia's second largest monolith
Mt Wudinna
Rachel with another furry friend
The Big Galah, pride of Kimba