The Pinnacles

Thursday 14 May 2015

Pinnacles Dessert, WA Pinnacles Desert, WA Pinnacles Desert, WA Pinnacles Desert, WA Pinnacles Desert, WA
Pinnacles Desert, WA

It took me so long to tick the pinnacles off my list, but as most things that take time, it was worth the wait. There was something about the soft, candy-coloured sunrise, eerie silence and towering rock formations that made walking through the pinnacles feel like being on the surface of another planet. Nature's wonders never cease to amaze me and watching the horizon light up with the pinnacles in the foreground was a highlight of my time in Western Australia. 

We arrived at 6am to watch the sunrise. The gates to the national park are open all night and day for those keen enough to experience the desert by night or early morning. Don't be fooled by thinking it never gets cold in Australia {I have fallen for that many a time}, temperatures drop at night and being so exposed can leave you with chattering teeth and no feeling in your fingers. In preparation for watching the sunrise in the cold, we brought a picnic blanket to sit on, a wool blanket to keep warm, a portable mini gas burner, moka pot, mugs and breakfast snacks. Sipping coffee and snuggling up to the man I love in the middle of an iconic desert watching the sun rise is one of those treasured memories. It's those moments we all seek on our travels and adventures, ones we can add to our catalogue of happy moments. 

3 comments:

  1. So stunning! And it so does get cold here, I learned the hard way :)

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  2. So stunning! And it so does get cold here, I learned the hard way :)

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