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Pinnacles Desert, Lancelin

July 20th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under
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The Pinnacles, Lancelin

Lancelin is around an hour and a halfs drive north of Perth, Western Australia and is home to the Nambung National Park, Pinnacles Desert and Cervantes beach. Cervantes beach is famous for its world class windsurfing. (Noted on the International Windsurfing Circuit.) If you don’t like the water you can always go sand boarding on the giant sand dunes if you don’t mind cleaning sand out of your ears for the next few days.

The remarkable stone columns are known as the Pinnacles, some are several feet tall others only come up to your ankles. These Pinnacles were formed from tree roots that once penetrated deep into limestone. Due to water being active in the limestone, calcite was deposited around the roots. Then the softer limestone was eroded away over time and left the Pinnacles remaining.

If your looking for someone nice to stay which is reasonably priced, we stayed in Lancelin Lodge which was a rather nice 4 star hostel which cost from $23-$55 a night.

I also recommend taking the Big Foot American school bus for a ride over the sand dunes… awesome!

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  1. Comment by Zola on 28 July 2007:

    Hi Folks,
    I came across your blog while surfing on Google. Really impressive and creative territory of yours. I am also a travel freak and loves unveiling hidden territories. Otherwise I am a journalist by profession covering aviation and travel. I will appreciate if you visit my blogs as well, can assure you won’t regret.

  2. Comment by krishna on 13 August 2007:

    wow… what a nice view !
    it’s so peace… and that rocks is like grow from the sand.
    i wonder when i will able to visit that kind of place :(

    is there any wildlife there ?

  3. Comment by Pedro Caldeira on 15 August 2007:

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  5. Comment by Grigo on 4 September 2007:

    Hi Alexs,

    Nice photos! I am a travel and photo lover. I haven’t been to Australia but really want to go after seeing your photos..

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  7. Comment by branny on 29 September 2007:

    Hi Alexs,

    What nice photos! Really beautiful! I like them very muich. I ‘m hoping more of them.

    Branny

  8. Comment by Pierre on 1 October 2007:

    Congratulations on a splendid selection of photographs! I have placed a link to your Australian collection in the belief that visitors to our travel community would enjoy it as much as I. Well done!
    Greetings from Cape Town.

  9. Comment by Joel Schumacher on 6 October 2007:

    Awesome travel site and pics. This is a terrific lifestyle and your pictures are excellent - I would love to visit Lancelin.

  10. Comment by Annette from Tropicaltravel.net on 1 November 2007:

    Great to get a real person’s insight into an area like this, meaning an area you don’t always see alot of information on. Keep traveling, can’t wait to see all your other travels!

  11. Comment by solotek on 2 November 2007:

    wow, australia really have some incredible nature!

  12. Comment by Deka on 2 November 2007:

    The view is very unique, just like in a fiction. Good Photograph you take.

  13. Comment by Adam on 7 November 2007:

    Great view and unique as well. You would nt find something like this anywhere else.

  14. Comment by Rentals 365 on 28 November 2007:

    lol… nice post, really good view.
    i want to go to there this year :)

  15. Comment by Alex on 21 February 2008:

    Nice spot. I think sunset must be special.. I’m looking forward going there, after leaving Manly!However I guess it’s difficult to find good accommodation over there, isn’it?See you soon, Pinnacles…

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