SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

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lexharris
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SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

Fri 15 May, 2009 11:47 pm

Part 2 – Melaleuca to Wilson Bight.

Wilson Bight is an easy (for experienced walkers) 2 days from Melaleuca on a well-defined track. There are several other beautiful beaches on the way – New Harbour, Hidden Bay, Ketchem Bay - all lovely to stay at but I’d been out to SW Cape before in 2008 and spent plenty of time enjoying and photographing these southern beaches so I didn’t linger long on this trip. I may make last year’s images the subject of a separate gallery – SW Cape 2008.

Hidden Bay.
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Hidden Bay.
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Hidden Bay.
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Hidden Bay
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Hidden Bay.
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Hidden Bay.
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Hidden Bay.
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Hidden Bay.
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Ketchem Bay.
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Wilson Bight.
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Wilson Bight.
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Re: SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

Sat 16 May, 2009 1:07 am

Inspiring pictures! What a beautiful bit of coastline.

Thanks for giving an inexperienced walker the opportunity to see it. :D
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Re: SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

Sat 16 May, 2009 11:36 am

Very nice series Lex, looks like you had some stunning weather for the first part of your trip.

Michael.
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Re: SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

Sat 16 May, 2009 12:07 pm

Amazing...I've got to get there one day. Looking forward to more pix of the rest of the walk!

Re: SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

Sat 16 May, 2009 7:22 pm

There's no footprints anywhere in the sand. AWESOME!
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Re: SW Cape Circuit 2009 - Part 2

Sat 16 May, 2009 8:36 pm

There's no footprints anywhere in the sand.


With wilderness landscapes I usually try to keep the scene free of any signs of human activity. On beaches that can take a bit of thought and planning - first of all trying to avoid walking in any areas I plan to photograph, or if there's no choice, walking at the waterline so the waves wash away footprints, or walking in creeks, or keeping to the rocks. I find that bootmarks, footprints, people, tents, etc generally detract from wilderness landscapes. The SW Cape circuit was great, not much traffic so each beach was pristine when I arrived. There is a walkers log book at Murgab creek camp at Noyhener beach, I checked it when I arrived - the last entry was more than 2 weeks old... bliss
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