Pinnacles of weirdness

This is the Pinnacles Desert in the Nambung National Park.

Thousands of limestone pillars, up to 3 5m high, surrounded by sand.

It is believed plants played a role, but there are a number of theories about how they formed. Then a fire removed vegetation from dunes and poor soil conditions prevented plant regrowth, exposing the Pinnacles.

There is a 1.2km walk through the Pinnacles as well as a 4.5km drive.

I spent a fascinated couple of hours wandering about, and the rain held until I was driving down the main road.

And there was an emu near the visitor centre with his two striped youngsters.