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Karri Forest Explorer Drive
Karri Forest Explorer Drive, an 85km scenic drive, which winds through some magnificent Karri forests. The Karri can grow up to 90 m high, making it the tallest tree in Western Australia and one of the tallest in the world.


Gloucester National Park




Gloucester Tree Fire Lookout


The 58 m Gloucester Tree was chosen for a fire lookout in 1947, one of a network of lookouts built in the karri forest between 1937 and 1952.



walking trails around the Gloucester Tree Fire Lookout



Big Brook Dam
The forest is centred on the scenic Big Brook Dam, built in 1986 to increase the water supply to Pemberton and the local trout hatchery. Big Brook Dam now provides a fantastic opportunity for recreational activities.




a picturesque dam


beautiful reflection






beach - calm waters suitable for swimming


飄渺濛濃也很迷人


good picnic shelter


驅車在Karri Forest Explorer Drive上 鼻直高聳的karri樹非常吸引人


The smooth barked karri is a majestic tree which will dwarf you as you drive beneath its canopy.


Warren River Cedar
grow in water and good for water resistance suitble for building and furniture



majestic old Big Karri tree


Giblett - this tree is famous because people staying at 20m high plateform in 1997 for protest action.


staying at 20m high plateform in 1997 for protest action


Pure Marri


Beedelup National Park
The major attraction in the park is Beedelup Falls, which drop for 100 metres over a series of steep granite rocks.




Tumbling 100m over granite rocks




Warren National Park
We didn't visit the Heartbreak Trail because of flooding and road closed. Visited Marianne North Tree and Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree Fire Lookout as they are at the Old Vasse Road.



Marianne North Tree - a huge Karri with a burl all the way around. Marianne North, an intrepid English artist, painted the tree in 1880 and her painting now hangs in the Kew Botanic Gardens. Apart from being larger, the tree looks remarkably similar.


Marianne North's painting



Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree Fire lookout was first pegged in 1988 as part of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations. Towering 68 metres (130 pegs) above the ground, it is the tallest climbing tree open to the public. You will be rewarded with 360-degree views of old growth karri forest.






James climbing up

The Cascades (in Gloucester National Park)
At Cascades, in the southern end of the park, the Lefroy Brook tumbles over a series of rocky shelves. Lookout platforms and a walk trail take you to the best viewing points.




vivid wildflowers nearby the park



viewing plateform



Lefroy Brook tumbles over a series of rocky shelves


viewing from Lefroy Brook Loop Walk



taking photo at Lefroy Brook Loop Walk


passing under the Northcliffe tramway, once used to transport karri logs across the Lefroy Brook.


a bridge further upstream over the brook


謝華達邦 Chamras Saewataporn - Butterflies Flowers

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