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We wanted to visit the Pinnacles, and we knew the best time for this was at Sunset. So we travelled up the Great Northern Highway to Moora. This gave us some great views of some wheatbelt towns. We turn west in Moora and drove on to Jurien Bay.

After Jurien Bay we headed to Lesueur National Park - which is a nice diversion, and even better when wildflowers are out. We headed back to Jurien Bay, then south to Nambung National Park and the Pinnacles. We were there for the last 30 mins before sunset - just the best!

We entered via Chittering Rd opposite Pearce Air Force Base, and entered the park from Plunkett Road. Our desire was to explore the various picnic and camping areas in the park. The track was reasonable - nothing complicated - but the rocks pushing through the surface mean you need to take some care. Corrugations were a bit of a pain, too.

Some lovely wildflower displays.

We followed the main track in a NE direction, and turned off SE to 37 Mile Break campground. Looks like a nice place to camp for a night or two. Toilets and water.

From here we followed an unmarked track from the top of the campground. A reasonably steep hill climb, which we easily did in H4, take you in a NE direction, roughly parallel to the main track, and you pick up the marked tracks again at the waypoint noted. We then joined the pain track, and turned North to Julimar Rd, and into Toodyay.

We would have liked to check out Sapper Bush Camp, but the road was closed - as it typically is in the winter/rainy months.

Driving from Toodyay SW, we entered the park at the Norangup gate, and headed up to Cec Barrows, Bald Hills and Valley campgrounds. THese are OK places to overnight, with possibly the Bald Hills Campground being the nicer. It could be a little less protected there if the wind is up, though.

We thought there's still capacity for some good walking trails from these campgrounds. Though if you're the kind of person who wants to hang around the camp once you're set up these areas will be fine.

We exited the park again, and headed back to Perth via Mundaring Rd, coming out at Kalamunda.

Clint, Dion, Henk, Wayne, Dave K

Some nice rocky river bed track on the diversion at

37.7' deg 48.25" S, 116.20' deg 20.97" E

Attempted 4WD track north of Coalseam (7km East of the intersection of Wongoondy Tardun Rd & Mingenew Mullewa Rd), but it seems the road has been decommissioned.

*Do not attempt this track*

We had to turn back and rejoin Wongoondy Tardun road.

Day trip to Murchison Settlement to refuel. This appears to be some of the cheapest fuel in the WA outback - enjoy!

Went West to Errabiddy Lookout, and Errabiddy Outcamp. Easy tracks, and some poignant history at the outcamp.

Early September, and the wildflower were wonderful