In September 2002 I joined a wild life tour specifically to see the famous flowers of Western Australia WA. We travelled over a 100 km north of Perth to the Kennedy Range and also visited Mt Augustus. Unfortunately I was 3 years too late and visited a dramatic countryside in the grip of the worst drought for decades. Even so I discovered the odd remnant of the amazing flora of norwestern Australia. These are just a few pictures of the countryside we travelled through and I will add more as time allows.
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14 Wooramel River
A welcome sight in an arid landscape
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15 The wild flowers - Showy everlasting
Everlasting flowers are the most common wild flowers in WA
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16 Church of 2 towers in ??
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17 A field of wildflowers
This is what I came to see, my only picture to fit my dream of WA wildflowers
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18 Still some greenery
As we travelled north the coutry looses its green colour
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19 Looking at the view - previous photo
Standing above a bluff viewing the eroded valley of the previous photo
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21 Vital water supply
These windmills provide water for the stock, mainly cattle and where...
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23 Red soil
This is the true colour of the soil, hence the red continent
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26 Welcome to Murchison
The local shire office is located her with a few other buildings. I...
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28 Bougainvillea
These flowers are flourishing in the outback
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31 Leaving Murchison
Immense distances, next locality Mullewa 202 km. A short distance in Australia.
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35 Camp at Woomeral River
A lovely spot with many birds in the trees
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48 Ghost gum
Also called the white river gum. It is found along riverbeds...
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49 Dry country
How cattle ever could find grass here is beyond my imagination.
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52 Road house at Gacoigne Junction
A lonely place out in nowhere, but important as a refuelling stop.
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64 Lyons River crossing
This is a ordinary river crossing no trouble when the river is dry, but after...
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66 The camp at Kennedy Range
This is a very basic camp, a toilet is provided, but you bring your own water.
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57 Would there be a carpet of these
A lovely delicate little flower, not many around.
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58 Gascoigne River
Great to see some water. In the distance some wild goats come for a drink.
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70 Mulla Mulla
A widely distibuted plant of which there are several species.
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74 Kennedy Dome
Amazing what nature can create, creeks eroded the rock on either side...
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81 Net of the Golden Orb Weaver
I was surprised to find out how tough the strands are, very elastic and strong.
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88 The cliffs of the Kennedy Range
This is a typical sight of the ranges in this area.
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106 Incredible rock lace
A dry waterfall with rock formations formed bywind and water
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107 Close up of lace rock
Just looks like huge plaster casts
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