karijini national park

After the joys of Port Hedland we took a detour inland to visit the Karijini National Park. Found some excellent free camping sites with great gorge views.

From trek phase 3

From trek phase 3

The next morning the tables were turned and Geoffrey had to rescue a German couple in a Toyota Land Cruiser with a flat battery by towing them downhill to jump start the vehicle.They seemed somewhat embarrassed that their all terrain 4WD had to be towed by a Winnebago.

The national park contains a series of gorges and we walked into and along Dales Gorge, the only one accessible in a van.This involved a near vertical descent using rough steps and ladders then a walk from a circular rock pool along the gorge to a waterfall and swimming hole.

From trek phase 3

From trek phase 3

From trek phase 3

We managed the trek without encountering the 6 metre Pilbara olive python or the ominously named death adder.

From trek phase 3