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Between Albany and Denmark there is not a lot to see, however we were hoping to camp at a freecamp called 'Cosy Corner', just before Denmark which was right on the beach but unfortunately it was so cosy that it was full up - they even had caretakers to give you a site! Anyway, we continued on to Denmark, staying in a small farm-like park for the night.
Denmark is a very picturesque town and quite close by is a coastal stop called 'Greens Pool' and Elephant Rocks - a day rest area only. Wow, such an amazing cove of clear, turquoise water, white sandy beach and rock pools for snorkelling. It was a bit cool while we were there, so we didn't go in for a dip, but enjoyed the beauty of the place. Would be perfect on a hot day!
From there, we drove on toward the 'tingle' and 'karri' forests, stopping at the Tree Top Walk to see the 'Valley of the Giants'. Everyone said it was a 'must see', however we were a bit disappointed as we have seen the Airwalk in Tasmania, which is more picturesque in our opinion.
WA has had bushfires in this area only a few weeks ago, so between Walpole and the Shannon National Park, a lot of the forest has been burnt and was still smouldering in places. The national park, where we had intended to camp, was closed as well as a few other attractions in the area. We found a cute little caravan park at Quinninup - only 5 of us there, where 2 emus and heaps of kangaroos freely wander around the grounds and sites. From here we could explore the region including the farmer's markets at Manjimup and 3 of the tree lookouts surrounding Pemberton.
First was the Diamond Tree (52m tall), then the Gloucester Tree (61m) - which I had climbed in 1979- and last of all the tallest, the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree (70m)! We didn't climb up any of them but took photos pretending we did!! The Karri forests surrounding this area are beautiful, tall and majestic.
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