Valley of the Giants

With an early sunrise and a wide awake five year old, it wasn’t a problem getting on our way early this morning for a 3 ½ hour drive to our planned destination, the Tree Top Walk in the Valley of the Giants. The southern border of Western Australia is a beautiful landscape where the forest meets the ocean. Half way into the drive Roo became restless and announced “I think I’m allergic to cars”. We made a brief stop at the park in Pemberton to view the Gloucester Tree. Ryan climbed the 60m to the top. Roo, mad that I said he couldn’t climb up wished out loud “awww, I wish I was a big person”. After lunch in Walpole, we made our way to the main attraction, the Tree Top Walk in the Tingle Forest. Built in 1996 to protect the delicate ecosystem from the expanding number of tourists, the Tree Top Walk reaches a height of 40 meters above ground. Species from the age of the super continent Gondwanan (when Australia, Africa, India, Antarctica, and South America were joined) still exist in this forest, and the trees are somewhat of a novelty for their primordial appearance. It was a long day, to and from, but well worth the effort. Another spectacular day in nature!