After York, we continued our tour of WA towards Hyden and Wave Rock. We drove through beautiful farmlands of grain and sheep.
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| Fields of Canola/Rape Seed. |
We stopped at Corrigan for lunch at the Hungry Dog Restaurant. This little outback country town has made a name for itself through the inhabitants' love of dogs. As you can see they have a dog cemetery. They also have a "Dog in a Ute" festival, where they try to break the world record for having the most utes with a dog, in a parade. ('Ute' is the name Aussies call an utility truck which is like a small 'pick up')
After Corrigin, we drove on to Hyden, another small country township, which is famous for it's Wave Rock. It is a granite cliff shaped like a wave caused by weathering and water erosion, which has undercut the base and left a rounded overhang. Water from springs dissolve minerals adding to the colouring of the wave. Crystals from the rock were dated as being 2700 million years old.
Riding Wave Rock
A group of us climbed to the top of the rock with a local guide. We could see farmlands and salty lakes.
Then it was a steep climb down. Luckily the rock had a rough texture and we could easily walk without slipping.
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| Geraldton Wax |
Then we did a short bush walk to Hippo's Yawn passing some lovely wild flowers.
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| Splendid White Spider Orchid (don't know the red one) |
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| Hippo's Yawn, a rock eroded to look like a hippo's open mouth. |
