Photo Gallery:
Southern Forests of Western Australia
The wetter southern parts of WA, centered around Pemberton, boast the world's third tallest type of tree (karri). As in other parts of the world, much of the original forest was destroyed. However, plenty of awesome virgin forest remains, and the regrowth forest is also magnificent ... not to mention the jarrah, marri and tingle forests that are like nothing else in the world.
In 2004 I walked for five days without leaving the forest, crossing only two sealed roads in that time and seeing only one other human. In WA its still possible to get thoroughly lost and absorbed in a forest wilderness experience! I didn't carry a camera with me on that hike, so the following images are from more accessible places.
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Karri tree trunk, |
Regrowth karri forest at Big |
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Lane-Poole Falls near Northcliffe |
Old Vasse Rd through old-growth |
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View over the Warren River, |
Giant red tingle tree near Walpole |
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The Cascades, where Lefroy Brook flows through forest near Pemberton |
The Cascades |
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The Marianne North tree, Warren National Park, with a burl (cancerous growth) on its trunk |
Some of the stuff that grows on bark in moist areas |
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Virgin karri towering nearly 90 metres over Old Vasse Rd, Warren National Park. For scale, note my car at bottom right |
Karri trunk with texture, Pemberton |