Pinnacles

The first tourist stop on the journey north was the Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park. The pinnacles are located about 20 km from Cervantes, a small town in the middle of no where. The location is famous because of the pinnacles, huge limestone boulders that jut up out of the surrounding yellow sand. They vary in size and shape, but some of them are as much as 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) tall.

The pinnacles are ultimately formed from sea shells after a very long and complicated process that you can read about in the two links above if you are interested. Needless to say the geologic features make for great photography. I just wish that I had been there during sunset when the light had been better.