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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Perth Road Trip 2016: Pinnacle Desert

Pinnacle Desert, Nambung National Park, WA
Thurs, 25 Aug 2016


From Emu Downs Wind farm, we took Bibby Road -> Cervantes Road -> Indian Ocean Road to Pinnacles Desert. Estimated Distance 60km about 45min. Kalau ikutkan boleh je nak sampai lagi awal tapi sebab speed limit kat highway hanya 110km/j, terpaksalah jadi pemandu berhemah, hehehe. Kami sampai di main entrance about 4.20am. Kami disambut dengan ceria oleh staff yang bertugas masa tu. Dia cakap kami datang just nice sebab dah nak hampir nak sunset. No entrance fee for visitor tapi we need to pay for the parking fee, AUD11. Nanti, akan dapat satu map untuk tour around Pinnacle Desert. Actually, ada Pinnacle Discovery Center kat sini tapi sebab kami dah lambat sampai, so, dah tutup. Tapi kami boleh datang lagi esok kalau nak visit the discovery center with the same parking fee ticket. Just show the same ticket, let say, kami nak datang lagi esok.

Nasib sampai tak lewat sangat, dapat lagi lah nak tour kat Pinnacles Desert before the sunset. And it was superb. Pinnacles are actually natural limestone formation. Maybe, the formation here not as sharp as Pinnacles in Mulu but still it has its own unique formation characteristic. Some of the tallest pinnacles here reach heights of up to 3.5m above the yellow sand base. Ada juga formation selain pinnacle ni.


Pinnacle Desert

The best season to see the Pinnacles is spring from August to October, as the days are mild and wildflowers start to bloom. Katanya, the pinnacle formations are best viewed in the early morning or late afternoon as the play of light brings out the colors and the extended shadows of the formations delivers a contrast that brings out their features.

Yang penting, view masa kami sampai di sini sungguh tak mengecewakan. Alhamdulillah.


Beautiful skyline blended with beautiful landscape

Ini bukan dalam studio ya

Area yang kami mula-mula stop ni, pinnacles tak berapa tinggi & bersaiz kecil sedikit
 
Terasa macam berada di ancient world sangat... hahaha

Ini bukan model No Birds Car Rental ya, hehehe

Dah agak-agak matahari makin nak turun tu, kami pun mula bergerak menuju Pinnacles view lookout. Actually, kami pun tak sure kat mana Pinnacles lookout walaupun staff kat entrance tadi dah explain we just need to follow the route (map yang dia kasi) sebab nanti akan ada signboard. Emmhhh, maknanya memang nak kena explore sendiri jugalah bila dah masuk pinnacle desert trail ni. Tapi jangan panik sebab ada jer route untuk kereta masuk terus ke dalam. Follow jer. Nasib baik kami sewa Rav4 sebab trail dia agak sesuai untuk 4WD walaupun kereta kami bukan 4WD pon. And ada tempat-tempat khas boleh park kereta, let say, nak stop & amik gambar.

Kami sampai di Pinnacles view lookout tak lama kemudian. Dari sinilah cantik nak tengok sunset. Nak tengok Pinnacle dari atas ni pun, boleh jer, cuma nanti nampak kecik sajalah semua batu tajam kat bawah tu. So, enjoy puas-puas amik gambar kat bawah before naik kat lookout point ni tengok sunset. Memang cantik view dari atas ni. We came just in time for the beautiful moment.


Dah nak masuk senja

Ada trail dari lookout point ni menuju Pinnacle Desert

Safety for you to follow

Wild flowers everywhere

Pinnacle view from the pinnacle lookout point

Sunset view dari Pinnacle Lookout

Ingatkan kami saja... tiba-tiba jadi ramai bila pelancong jepun datang

Sunset from Pinnacle Lookout

Beautiful sky during sunset

Subhanallah

Sesuatu yang indah just after the sunset

Pinnacles View Lookout

Pinnacles during sunset

We ended the tour just after the sunset. Dah pusing satu pinnacle desert ni baru notice pinnacles yang agak tinggi & besar berada on the other side, on the way jalan nak keluar, hahaha. Yelah tak habis tour satu Pinnacle desert ni sebab hari pun dah nak gelap. Mungkin kalau datang lagi awal dapat explore the entire desert. 

Baru sedar yang kami belum dapat proper rest lagi dari sampai pagi tadi. Gila hectic road trip kami hari ni. Hotel pun tak check-in lagi. Luckily, kami dah book accomodation di Cervantes Lodge. So, tak ada lah jauh sangat nak drive dah. Lagipun esok kami akan ke Lancelin. Tapi jalan semua dah gelap gelita nak masuk ke Cervantes Lodge. Memang takde lampu jalan, hanya bergantung lampu depan rumah orang, kedai or petrol station yang berhampiran sajalah. Masa ni pun kedai semua dah tutup. Tak sempat kami nak shopping apa-apa grocery. Makan maggi & roti jelah malam ni.


To be continued...

1 comment:

  1. Itulah, lepas kuar dr lookout point tu baru sedar ada pinnacles lg tinggi dan besar

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