Trephina Gorge

After Arltunga, we stopped at Trephina Gorge, which was beautiful with the white Ghost Gums standing out brightly against the red walls of the gorge.



We hiked up the wash and stopped briefly for a snack. I don't have any pictures to prove it, but there were numerous small (non-biting) black flies that would buzz around our faces and hitch rides on our hats, several dozen at a time. Since it was winter, and cold as the dickens, I was surprised by this, and can only imagine what its like there in summer.



A magnificent Ghost Gum, with me at the base for scale.





The area was quite scenic, and we took a hike up into the surrounding hills for some nice views.





From this vantage point we are looking down directly into gorge.