Point Picquet - PoPi07 cape naturaliste

Point Picquet - PoPi07 cape naturalisteMother Nature showing us her best in this display of light and colours. Point Picquet is near Meelup Beach and was named after an explorer Sub Lieutenant Picquet. The ocean here is a stunning and clear turquoise blue and is enough to entice most people for a swim. This location is also a lookout point for migrating whales that pass by in close range to the shoreline. There is an array of orange coloured rock here which contrasts beautifully against

This channel can sometimes have huge tidal surges on days of rough weather

There are a few gravel roads that take you on a scenic journey through the forest where you can get up close and personal with this majestic species of tree and appreciate the sheer size of them

Limestone that was quarried from Bunker Bay was used to build this historic lighthouse

which is on the furthest southwest corner of the continent

There is a nice

Boranup Forest

Rising swell and tide begin their assault on the beach

These giants can tower over the forest floor with up to fifty metres in height and make up a large section of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park

The rock itself contains a fairly high content of Iron

On sixty hectares of landscaped parkland at Balingup you will find Golden Valley Tree Park

Historic Port Arthur prison ruins filled with many stories from inmates of the past

the karri tree