Albany is now in the rear view mirror , we've headed north to a little town called Kendenup , just north of Mt Barker . There's a sports ground that you can stay at for $10 - $15 for a powered spot . We were hoping to stay here for Easter , but they were solidly booked - we did get a spot for the night though .
From here we ventured off for a drive through the Stirling Ranges NP . We went through farmland - sheep grazing , wheat & canola fields - before heading into the NP . The road in is gravel and in pretty good condition , and went through some great forested areas .
Making our way into the park , we headed to the Western Lookout and it didn't disappoint - probably because we've been looking at beaches & coastal scenery for a while now , it was nice to see some mountains for a change .
There are walking / hiking tracks to most of the peaks in the park - just have to choose which ones you want to climb . Continuing past a couple of walk entrances we arrived at the Central Lookout , finding some wildflowers . This one had stems like rope .
Some wattle is also starting to flower .
This is Talyuberlup Peak , most of the others are smooth looking , this one however has a rougher look about it .
The Stirling Ranges Drive can be seen snaking off through the bush .
This is looking to the eastern side of the park .
There are thousands of different plants in this southern region of WA , most of them are as tough as old boots , these 2 aren't any different .
Found an interesting feather lying in one of the plants .
This is Talyuberlup Peak from a different angle .
The road took as through a lot of varied vegetation , in this section there were hundreds - probably thousands of these flowering plants brightening things up .
We wound our way to the eastern side of the park , the road took us through these 2 mountains -Toolbrunup Peak on left Mt Hassell on right , Toolbrenup is also another that can be climbed .
To continue our drive , we decided to do a loop around the northern side of the park , but before doing that , we stopped for a look at Bluff Knoll and others on that east side .
The drone got a flight as well , catching some views over some grazing land and the NP as well .
Arriving back to Kendenup , we settled back for a quiet beer and and equally nice sunset .
Here's a map link for you :- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nbKsNmRMbqcage7J1EQg3VPffrtTZMqN&usp=sharing
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