Because of the very nature of the river, carving its way down through the host rock, there tends to be a lot of material depositied in the river bed. Running strongly for only a few months of the year, the Murchison river takes on almost a channel like appearance as it snakes its way along the valley floor.
Murchison River, Kalbarri National Park.
A broad cross section of Tumblagooda Sandstone can be seen in this image of part of a wall of the Murchison gorge. The river, responsible for carving the gorge, can be seen in the very bottom of the image. Over 500 million years old, the sandstone is thought to contain some of the earliest fossilised tracks of terrestrial creatures in the world.
The Murchison River flows for some 650 kilometres before plunging through layers of deposited sandstone to form the Murchison Gorge, part of the Kalbarri National Park. I’ve just spent the weekend there for the first time and I have to say it’s one of the most impresive natural parts of this country I’ve seen. I’ll be posting quite a few photos from this region over the next few weeks and intend to return there in a month or two to explore again, in the midst of the wildflower season.
Only for a few brief months of the year do the Yarra Yarra Lakes near Carnamah become inundated with water, but when they do they make for a fantastic sight. From the viewing are several kilometres away they seem to shimmer and sparkle with water gradually moved from side to side by the wind. Up close, they take on an ethereal quality; it can be hard to tell where the lake ends and the sky begins.
Hovea Creek hurtles across smooth polished rocks that just two months ago were stagnant pools.
John Forrest National Park
Apologies for the unscheduled break in play; I spent the lion’s roar of my weekend rebuilding my PC, which perhaps dragged out a little longer than I realised it would. But, I’m back with a fresh install and a new batch of photos taken today, chasing waterfalls that are feverishly cascading down the Darling Scarp, flushed with winter rains. More of those, in the coming days!
A portion of South Perth as spied from regular Perth.
A tree on the shore of the Swan river.
Water gauges on the edge of Lake Monger reflect the recent rains.
