Driving my car through the Pinnacles Desert

The first full day of my solo road trip along the west coast of Australia! As stated earlier in the Kings Park post from Perth, I’m trying to get some genuine classic-Australian road signs on camera. However, back then, which was only a week ago, I could have never expected that this road trip would follow after. It was a drastic last-minute decision, but so far, I’m pleased with my choice. Please don’t ask me to explain it, but my gut tells me it will be a great week; I’m ready for this! On my way up to Bonniefield today, the first stop was Cervantes. I drove to the Nambung National Park to check out The Pinnacles Desert.

The Pinnacles Desert

This deserted area contains thousands of limestone pillars. The raw material for this limestone is seashells. Over thousands of years, these shells were broken down into lime-rich sands blown inland. The tallest pinnacles in this Desert are up to 7.5 meters tall.

There are several discussions about how these Pinnacles got formed over time. One of them states that it has to do with preserving tree casts buried at the coast. The roots conduct as a groundwater channel resulting in the precipitation of hard calcrete. Wind erosion, therefore, exposed these pillars. The calcrete was left behind when the wind blew away the rest of the sand.

The Pinnacles Desert was an excellent first stop on this trip, and I loved how it’s so easy to drive through. This whole trip came out of nowhere, and suddenly, I was in the middle of a desert.

My road trip continued afterwards, and while driving, I kept passing all these fantastic beaches. My final place for the day was at the five-mile beach, ending with a sunset from the campervan! This day formed out of a day I felt utterly lost on this trip.

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