A Photo Trip to the Bungle Bungles

Alan Taylor
October 10, 2019
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In the Kimberley region of Western Australia sits Purnululu National Park, a protected area of nearly 600,000 acres established as a park in 1987. Purnululu is home to the Bungle Bungle Range, featuring spectacular “beehive dome” karst sandstone formations—some rising more than 600 feet above the surrounding plains. Paths within the park take visitors through mazes of narrow channels, isolated valleys, and cavernous openings. For its unique geological and historic Aboriginal significance, Purnululu was listed as a World Heritage area in 2003.

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A view of some of the spectacular "beehive dome" karst sandstone formations in Western Australia’s Purnululu National Park #

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An aerial image of the Bungle Bungles taken on August 11, 2016 #

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Hikers rest near the entrance of Echidna Chasm at midday. #

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A view of Mini Palms Gorge, as seen from a helicopter #

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An outcrop of the Bungle Bungle Range's "beehive domes" #

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Looking straight down at some of the canyons and gully formations in the Bungle Bungles #

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Visitors take in the view in Cathedral Gorge. #

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Stratification and erosion are apparent in the sandstone formations in Purnululu National Park, photographed on August 11, 2016. #

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Palm trees are seen growing along the Mini Palms walk. #

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An aerial view of the landscape in Purnululu National Park on August 11, 2016 #

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Warm reflected light illuminates the rock walls of the Echidna Chasm walk. #

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Echidna Chasm viewed from above #

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A visitor walks on a path in Western Australia's Purnululu National Park. #

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A view looking straight down on a group of formations in the Bungle Bungles on August 11, 2016 #

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A view of the Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, taken as the sun was low on the horizon on August 11, 2016 #

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