If it weren't the presence of these guys at the carpark, I could have been in Scotland or Canada. But I was at the Tank 7 Mountain Bike Park near Nannup. I did not expect to be riding in a pine forest surrounded by rolling green hills.
The trails were so good, I didn't take many photos. For a good two hours, I rode up and down flowing fun trails. I was having too much fun to take photos.
I would have/should have stayed in Nannup longer, but I had Pemberton and its mountain bike trails on my schedule. They were ok, but muddy due to recent rain and not as fun as Nannup. And I was alone. In Nannup I had met a group of women just beginning their ride as I finished. I should have accepted their invitation to ride with them. Darn.
After lunch and another couple of hours riding in Pemberton, I was over the mud. Lucky I had booked into a motel so I used the shower to wash my clothes. Sadly, my bike did not the same treatment as there was no bike wash station in Pemberton, unlike in Nannup where I had cleaned my bike.
Pemberton's main claim to fame seems to be the historical timber industry. Visitors can do a tram ride, which I didn't do. Neither did I climb the Gloucester Tree up the ladder to a platform once used to watch for bushfires in the tall forests. It was closed to engineering work being done for safety reasons.
When I left Pemberton I stopped at the tiny town of Northcliffe to see the Understory sculpture walk. Excellent.
There was also an art exhibition of works by local young people.
Then I visited the D'Entrecastreaux National Park. I drove to a few lookouts on limestone cliffs and watched my first snake slither across the road while I stopped for lunch.
Next stop, a free camp near Walpole to relax and dry my washing.
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