Caron Dam to Tuarts Reserve.

After leaving Caron Dam we continued south and called in at Latham. Most of the towns along this road are just ruins or even just a sign. Latham like Caron has one or two houses but Latham has a big grain receival facility. It also has a querky little park with all sorts of weird and wonderful sights.
Leaving Latham behind we headed to Buntine Rock calling in at Maya. Again nothing left here but a silo, a picnic table, and a tank used to clear paddocks after WW11. We arrived at Buntine Rock Reserve just in time for smoko, so after a cuppa we headed off looking for wildflowers, orchids in particular. We were told there were some on the right hand corner of this big granite outcrop, we looked and looked but didn't find any. We headed off to Buntine Rock about a 500mtrs walk. After a fairly easy climb to the top we were greeted with 360 degrees views of the surrounding countryside. After descending the rock we found Donkey Orchids scattered around the base. In all our travelling and searching these are the only orchids we have come across. I think mainly because, not only are they scarce this year because of the dry weather, they are so hard to see because most are tiny. Our next stop was Dalwallinu which is the end of the wildflower trail travelling south. Just the start if heading north. From there we headed through Moora and Dandaragan, where we stayed the night, and are now in Tuarts Reserve where we are camped with Russ, Michelle and the girls. Heading of to the Pinnacles tomorrow and then Perth.Leer más