March 15, 2010
Welcome to the local swimming hole
Well for the last 2 days we have been spending our days climbing and swimming in the gorges within Karijini National Park in WA, and I have to admit it is really cool, well not in a temerature sense. On our fist day we arrived, checked out the TI for the park and found a museum of the parks history. This park is actually really cool as it is managed and run comletely by the aboriginals who used to live on it for centuries before the wite man showed up.
Anyway we headed over to Hamersley Gorge and decended into it. We were walking down the gorge when we stumbled accross a little shallow pool, so we all so we stripped down to our trunks and swam it leaving all our camers back on the rocks. Well the water got to about 6 feet at one point before we hit this little tinny waterfall that you could sit under and have the water roll over
your shoulders. It was so beautiful I spun around and went for my cameras. If you have ever tried to bring to swim through the water carrying 2 cameras above your head knowing that if you drop them or slip you will be loosing 6 months of footage and 2 very nice cameras through 6 feet of water you will understande my difficult journey. If you haven't done so, let me just say it wasn't eassy and at one point I did slip and the cameras were just undr an ince above the water at one point, but when I got back I got some great pictures and it was so worth it. But the canyon wasn't done yet, after a difficult climb down the spider walk (very narrow clevice) in bare feet we struck gold and found Kermits Pool (because frogs live in cracks in the rock around this pool). This was a really cool little spot, the water was relatively deep, and you were shaded by these huge overhanging rock formations.. If you go past here you would find 2 other wonderful pools called Regans (named after a rescue worker who died saving a stranded tourist there) and Junction pool that are really easy to get in, a 6 foot jump into the pool off a waterfall, however you need either climbing gear or a jet pack to get back out of the before mentioned pools, so I didn't go for them, but I soooo wanted to. Anyway we relaxd near the pool where I took a lot of photos and vidoe, which Ella was kind enough to nearly slip and fall of tape. 
We spent about 1/2 an hour screwing around swimming and cooling off from the heat, before we returned to our gear (and I once again nearly got my cameras wet while swimming for it) and climbing out of the canyon. We decided to call it a day and set up camp near Dales Canyon for the night and then we would hit it the next day. The next morning we left camp earlier than usual, only to return to it moments later to grab my sheet which I had hung up it a tree. But we did eventually make it to the Canyon and we headed into this deep cut in the rock towards this little water hole called Fern Pool, which is a great fresh water swimming hole including a water fall, I think pictures will best describe this, as I can't relly explain it's beauty. Ella and I sat under the waterfall for a few minutes getting a free shower and massage from mother nature, which felt wonderful. We moved on to Fortescue fall which is a step water fall ending in anouther wonderful swimming hole. We then went trecking down the canyoon about an hour to Circular pool, which was the highlight of the morning. Circular pool was sourounded by theese towering red rocks, and had a very small gentle warm shower like water fall dropping into it. It was imensly relaxing, until I found out you can dive off or the lower ledge of the waterfall into the deep pool, which I did, several times. Peace, tranquility, and cannon balls, nature at it's best. I really am loving Western Australia right now, it has absolutely smashed all the other places we have been to so far. Anyway should be in Broome tommorow if all goes well, blog later.
Welcome to the local swimming hole
Well for the last 2 days we have been spending our days climbing and swimming in the gorges within Karijini National Park in WA, and I have to admit it is really cool, well not in a temerature sense. On our fist day we arrived, checked out the TI for the park and found a museum of the parks history. This park is actually really cool as it is managed and run comletely by the aboriginals who used to live on it for centuries before the wite man showed up.
Anyway we headed over to Hamersley Gorge and decended into it. We were walking down the gorge when we stumbled accross a little shallow pool, so we all so we stripped down to our trunks and swam it leaving all our camers back on the rocks. Well the water got to about 6 feet at one point before we hit this little tinny waterfall that you could sit under and have the water roll over your shoulders. It was so beautiful I spun around and went for my cameras. If you have ever tried to bring to swim through the water carrying 2 cameras above your head knowing that if you drop them or slip you will be loosing 6 months of footage and 2 very nice cameras through 6 feet of water you will understande my difficult journey. If you haven't done so, let me just say it wasn't eassy and at one point I did slip and the cameras were just undr an ince above the water at one point, but when I got back I got some great pictures and it was so worth it. But the canyon wasn't done yet, after a difficult climb down the spider walk (very narrow clevice) in bare feet we struck gold and found Kermits Pool (because frogs live in cracks in the rock around this pool). This was a really cool little spot, the water was relatively deep, and you were shaded by these huge overhanging rock formations.. If you go past here you would find 2 other wonderful pools called Regans (named after a rescue worker who died saving a stranded tourist there) and Junction pool that are really easy to get in, a 6 foot jump into the pool off a waterfall, however you need either climbing gear or a jet pack to get back out of the before mentioned pools, so I didn't go for them, but I soooo wanted to. Anyway we relaxd near the pool where I took a lot of photos and vidoe, which Ella was kind enough to nearly slip and fall of tape. We spent about 1/2 an hour screwing around swimming and cooling off from the heat, before we returned to our gear (and I once again nearly got my cameras wet while swimming for it) and climbing out of the canyon. We decided to call it a day and set up camp near Dales Canyon for the night and then we would hit it the next day. The next morning we left camp earlier than usual, only to return to it moments later to grab my sheet which I had hung up it a tree. But we did eventually make it to the Canyon and we headed into this deep cut in the rock towards this little water hole called Fern Pool, which is a great fresh water swimming hole including a water fall, I think pictures will best describe this, as I can't relly explain it's beauty. Ella and I sat under the waterfall for a few minutes getting a free shower and massage from mother nature, which felt wonderful. We moved on to Fortescue fall which is a step water fall ending in anouther wonderful swimming hole. We then went trecking down the canyoon about an hour to Circular pool, which was the highlight of the morning. Circular pool was sourounded by theese towering red rocks, and had a very small gentle warm shower like water fall dropping into it. It was imensly relaxing, until I found out you can dive off or the lower ledge of the waterfall into the deep pool, which I did, several times. Peace, tranquility, and cannon balls, nature at it's best. I really am loving Western Australia right now, it has absolutely smashed all the other places we have been to so far. Anyway should be in Broome tommorow if all goes well, blog later.
i know this pictures i have been to this pool. it was a great time. i love the west coast. i prefer the west coast then the east coast. the east coast is so touristic.
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