Friday 2 December 2011

Shannon National Park -Gloucester Tree

Wednesday 16/11 Into the trees today doing walk in trees.Quite high up here but good to be close to birds in the trees.
Hang on Gail!!!
Some of the oldest and tallest Jarrah trees in the local area can be found here.When we came into car park here there were hundreds of Harley Davidson Motorcycles here.The owners were from a Sydney Chapter of Harley owners doing a trip to Margaret River to meet up with other owners.
Look out here she comes!!!
At Shannon,we arrive late afternoon more rain,amazed at size of camping area,great amenities, hot showers even though we must light boiler to heat water,timber supplied thank goodness,met a chap named Lindsey who was about to chop the wood he was a bit dangerous with the axe as he has PARKINSONS and as he said IF I GET THE SHAKES RIGHT I CAN HIT THE BASTARD what a nice bloke but an accident waiting to happen!!!
Thursday 17/11 off Pemberton to see the Gloucester Tree a tall tree that was used to spot forest fires in the days before aircraft were used to do this.
The Gloucester Tree is about 64 metres high and to get to the viewing platform you can climb on the steel rods that are embedded into the trunk just like a spiral staircase to the top a daunting task but just had to give it a go.




Stairway to the Top.

























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