Just half an hour's drive east of the coastal town of Kalbarri, the Gorge National Park beckons. Here, the Murchison River has carved dramatic, wildly layered and coloured channels through the ancient sandstone plateau. And I do mean ancient. These are 400 million year old sediments. So from a time when nothing had yet crawled out of the primordial ooze, when aquatic invertebrates ruled. We saw fossil tracks of a monster arthropod. It looked like a trail bike track!
The gorge has stunning views, unique vegetation and few visitors...we meet and greet the odd party, but pretty much have it to ourselves. And the weather is warm and still, perhaps mid 20s, a little different from the 50 plus days of summer here, which I can confidently say, without ever experiencing them, are to be avoided at all costs!
