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Lennard Gorge (the Lennard River), on the Gibb River Road in The Kimberley, Western Australia.
Back in 2008, I hired a ute from Kununurra and threw my swag in the back to explore the Gibb River Road for ten days. I found this badly-signposted gorge, with a goat-path-type track leading to it, and decided ‘what the heck’ and went in… only to find that the path led to a near-vertical rockface and a barely-discernable path requiring much white-knuckled lowering-of-body-onto-ledge-below type climbing. It ended up being one of the highlights of my trip. It is, in my opinion, the most spectacular of all that I visited.
It has taken me exactly three years to find the time to get there again… but I was not disappointed. It is even more beautiful than I remembered. Absolutely amazing.
In the invervening years, there has been a lot of work done at the gorge. There are toilets at the carpark, it is well-signed, and the track is perfectly obvious. Unfortunately, the track down the rock-face seems to be off-limits now. Apparently someone died there :(
The reason it is so deep (according to the Dept of Environment and Conservation) is that one side is Dolerite, and the other is Sandstone, and as the Kimberley was lifted by geological forces, the river cut its way down through the join. What they don’t say is that this area is Bunuba country, and well-known to the Bunuba people for thousands of years.
Nikon D60 (Sigma 10-20mm)
My bubblesite
Another from Lennard Gorge:
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This is SO stunning Mieke! The light and exposure is PERFECT!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Carol!!! =D
– Mieke Boynton
Wonderful, wonderful image :o) really great work!
Thanks, Melanie!! :) :) :) :) :)
– Mieke Boynton
Whoa now this is gorgeous so well worth the life threatening hike :).. just stunning Mieke!
GORGEous… lol!!! Thank you very much, Angela!!! (and thanks for reading the description!)
– Mieke Boynton
This is just spectacular jumped right off the screen as a thumbnail ! Help me out though what is a ute ??? :) tony
Hi Tony! Thank you :) A ute is a “utility vehicle” that in the US is referred to as a “truck”. Over here, a “truck” is a big long thing that transports goods, so it’s called a “ute” (and legend has it that way back in the days before utes existed, someone needed more room in the back and literally cut the roof off, thus inventing the first one!! That might just be legend though…)
:) :) :)
– Mieke Boynton
Wow, what a place, and great photo! Seems like I need to add Australia to my places to go when I can find the money ;-)
Hi Inge, I am really flattered that you’ve commented on my photo! Thank you!! :) :) :)
If you ever come to the Kimberley, make sure you let me know and I will show you around! :)
– Mieke Boynton
Love your work……very nice.
Thanks :) :) :)
– Mieke Boynton
Stunning capture Mieke!
Thank you, joycee! I reckon we live in the awesomest State!! (oh wow… I’ve just had a realisation… I spent four years in the USA ridiculing a girl from WA because I thought Victoria was better… shame on me!!!)
– Mieke Boynton
Wow stunning capture Mieke. Love the colours
Thanks, Robyn :) :) :) Hope that cough is on the mend!?
– Mieke Boynton
Wow, what a wonderful find! Beautiful captures!
Thanks, Barbara!! :) :) :)
– Mieke Boynton
Mieke, this is fabulous work, very nice indeed and your information supplied is great. Good on you for hiring the ute and dealing with the cliffs. Adding this spot to my ever growing list. :)
Jackie
Dear Jackie, make sure that if this spot ever makes it to the top of your list, you let me know!!!!! :) :) :) The Kimberley is full of magical places like this… and every day I’m even more glad that I get to call it ‘home’!!! :) :) :)
– Mieke Boynton