Travelogue 2015/2 North West Coastal Highway #6
#6
G’day,
Oct 8th. After leaving Kalbarri National Park we turned on to the NW Coastal Hwy heading towards Butchers Track some 150 kms north. Oct 7th found us camped about a kilometre west of Galena Bridge which crosses the Murchison River, 550 kms north of Perth on the North West Coastal Highway. The next morning we had a look about at the bridge, took some photos of the only bird present which was too far away to get a good photo and a few photos of flowers one of which is nearly worth showing here. We then set off north and according to my camera we travelled for exactly one hour between photos before stopping at one of the most amazing places that I can recall for wildflowers in a natural setting. The pictures of the river area bit a big bit misleading as the river is mostly a dry river with flowing water a rarity and only after heavy rains upstream. On the south side of the river and to the west is a large clearing and a couple of very faded signs that suggest there was a town here of some sorts in days gone by. Or maybe it was a large camp site for the bridge and highway construction gangs? No mention of it can I find anywhere. Anyway somebody has built a small concrete weir, to provide a water supply, across the river which is the reason the river looks like a river. see img- 1572.
After looking on Google Earth it is obvious that there were no streets suggesting a town but plenty of signs that suggest a large camp and earth moving site used by Mains Roads construction gangs.
Before moving north and flowers following is a few photos taken at the bridge
Oct 8th. After leaving Kalbarri National Park we turned on to the NW Coastal Hwy heading towards Butchers Track some 150 kms north. Oct 7th found us camped about a kilometre west of Galena Bridge which crosses the Murchison River, 550 kms north of Perth on the North West Coastal Highway. The next morning we had a look about at the bridge, took some photos of the only bird present which was too far away to get a good photo and a few photos of flowers one of which is nearly worth showing here. We then set off north and according to my camera we travelled for exactly one hour between photos before stopping at one of the most amazing places that I can recall for wildflowers in a natural setting. The pictures of the river are
After looking on Google Earth it is obvious that there were no streets suggesting a town but plenty of signs that suggest a large camp and earth moving site used by Mains Roads construction gangs.
Before moving north and flowers following is a few photos taken at the bridge
img-1563 Galena Bridge |
img-1565 New & Old Bridges |
img-1573- Bottlebrush
On tuther side of the river
img-1572 Concrete Weir across the river |
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