Karijini, the subject of my last two posts, is only a small part of the Pilbara, a dry outback region in Western Australia. The Pilbara has huge expanses of gum trees, spinifex grasses, and other desert plants.
The area pictured here is rich in ire ore. Miners fly in from other parts of Australia and work for an allotted period, then return home temporarily. Everyone we saw at the local airport where we flew out wore a miner’s uniform and was headed for work. We took a wrong turn one night and ended up at a huge mine that was all lit up like a big city. It could have been an interesting photo, but a sign said, “STOP! Do not proceed!” So we turned around. We saw trains and big rigs, much longer than the ones we have in the U.S., filled with iron ore.
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I love that top image Pam! It’s gorgeous.
We are just back from Australia but we had to make choices and didn’t manage to visit Pilbara. It will be for the next time. Lovely images. (Suzanne)
Merci! Pour nous, la prochaine fois, nous voulons passer plus de temps dans l’outback Kimberley. Nous preparons notre voyage en France maintenant. Mon mari et moi partons bientot et nous sommes tres heureuse! Nous avons pratique notre francais š
Bon voyage en France. C’est aussi un pays que nous aimons beaucoup. Pour ce qui est de l’Australie, nous aimerions aussi visiter le Kimberley mais cela sera pour la prochaine fois.
Merci! š