Thursday, April 30, 2020

Cathedral Gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia




Another spectacular gorge in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.  This time we travel further east in the Kimberley to a World Heritage Site:  

Purnululu National Park and the majestic Cathedral Gorge:

From the Kimberley Regional Development Site

Australian 4wdAdventures presents an excellent video featuring stunning aerial views of the Kimberley as well as a hike into Cathedral Gorge:




The satellite photo of the trail shows the amazing rock formations of the area:




We start our hike where the Cathedral Gorge trail branches off from a main trail in the park...


 



Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Windjana Gorge, Kimberley, Western Australia



East of the coastal town of Broome, in the legendary Kimberley Region of Australia is the picturesque Windjana Gorge in Windjana Gorge State Park


From the Kimberley Regional Development Site

 Namarrgon Dreamtime provides an excellent video on the Kimberley with some great views of the Windjana Gorge and its many crocodiles!

Australia | Pathfinder - The Kimberley



The trail begins near the Windjana Gorge Campground and proceeds into the Windjana Gorge along the Lennard River:




We begin our trek at the Trail Head 

Monday, April 6, 2020

Walk the Great Wall of China


A picturesque section of the Great Wall of China north of Beijing and west of Dilou has now been made available through Google Street View:







Route of the Great Wall:




Stunning and fascinating fly over of the entire Great Wall from one end to the other...


Famous Castles Series

  Explore some of the great castles of the world: Framlingham Castle, Suffolk Chillon Castle, Switzerland Orava Castle, Slovakia Almourol Ca...