posted Thursday, 17 February 2011, 20:54 (+0800), by Martin
While on holidays near Rockingham last month, we visited Lake Walyungup
while looking for some geocaches in the area.
As it was summer, the lake is mostly dry, and it's an interesting location,
with the lake bed covered in gypsum (not salt, as many people think).
Apparently it was used as a motorcycle speedway in the 1950s, and now it is used by a local model aircraft club, and also for landsailing.
Lake Walyungup is an interesting place, and is definitely worth another visit for some more photos.
You can access the lake on foot via a personnel gate located near a car-park that is just off Safety Bay Road (google maps link).
broken glass
Lake Walyungup, Warnbro, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO100
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO100
Apparently it was used as a motorcycle speedway in the 1950s, and now it is used by a local model aircraft club, and also for landsailing.
alien landscape
Lake Walyungup, Warnbro, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/500 sec, f/7.5, ISO100
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @10mm, 1/500 sec, f/7.5, ISO100
Lake Walyungup is an interesting place, and is definitely worth another visit for some more photos.
You can access the lake on foot via a personnel gate located near a car-park that is just off Safety Bay Road (google maps link).
The first image is available for purchase as a high-quality card, matted print, mounted print, canvas print or framed print
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Gypsum... really I thought it was salt... that's an interesting little fact.