Carrawine Gorge

August In The Pilbarra WA

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September 27th 2007
August in the Pilbaras: It’s 28 wonderfully warm degrees as I sit here in the Savannah Campground, one of two camp areas in the Karajini National Park, the 2nd largest park in WA. The birds are serenading us, early wildflowers are blooming and there is the sought-after solitude we love. We are in the heart of the Pilbara which for many of you may conjure up the image of mining resources, desola ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more