Karijini National Park

At last I received my slides back from the lab that I took inside Karijini National Park and you will see why I loved it so much. I owe much of the credit to my photos to our guide Brydie of West Oz Active Tours who took us down for the 2 days of the 6 that we stayed there, and if it wasn’t for her holding up her leave we may not have been able to go as Dan had damaged his sholder not long before we arrived. Be sure to look them up if you go there, a very professional and experienced team.

The first shot was taken at Kalamina Gorge which is an easy access and easy walk as well. This shot before we took it Rod Thomas and I cleaned up the mess that had built up in the water as the water was slow flowing. I am pretty happy with this shot and how it came out on film as it didnt look like this when we shot it. Maybe had something to do with the warm glow on the cliff face above us.

This shot took me over 20 mins to get as we were having lunch and Brydie told me to go and have a look further up the gorge, we as sson as I saw what she was talking about I ran back and grabbed my camera as the reflection in the water was cleaner than a mirror. But as murphy would have it as soon as I set up to take a photo in came the wind. Hence why it took me so long as I just waited for it to drop and I am gald I did. Another favourite of mine.

Hancock Gorge would have to be the one of the nicest gorges I have seen, Reigans Pool was another. This pool is accessable without the guides and takes about 30 mins to get to, you have to pass a few waterholes, a step ladder and spider walk. I arrived here with a little bit of fear as I had fallen the day before and hurt myself and didnt want to again, but I did fall and just swam acroos the frezzing cold water to the other side. Going back was tough as I knew how cold the water was going to be. But it was worth the effort of it all.

Looking back over the edge past Hancock gorge is as far as you can go on your own, from here down you need a guide. This is looking down to Reigans Pool and I owe the credit to Rod for this shot as I didnt even consider it as I was looking at the previous shot took much and I am glad he took some shots.

In summary of Karijini, I cant rate it high enough, it would have to be the best place I have had the pleasure of visiting in Australia to date and would go back in a second. I am just so pleased that I got to spend it with Rod and Flemming to talk about the days adventure over a beer at the end of each day. Cheers guys.

~ by caseysmith on June 29, 2009.