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Wheat, Wildflowers and Weird Art in Western Australia

Heading north from Pingrup towards Lake Grace, the road is in close proximity to many salt lakes.  A chain of salt pans runs through Pingrup, commencing to the north of Jilakin near Kulin, through Lake Grace, and continuing some distance further south from Pingrup.  Some of these lakes can appear pink or various other shades of colours.  Another line of lakes from Jilakin heads to Newdegate and further south to Lake Magenta.  These lakes are often dry or contain very little water. 

From here I turned east to travel on gravel roads, to follow part of the Holland Track, which we had toured in 2007. 

Roadside wildflowers were colourful, with many different varieties still flowering. 

Holland Tank is at one of the water sources found by John Holland for travellers to the Goldfields.  Here rainfall run-off from an area of relatively flat granite rock is collected and conducted via a channel to a large tank by the road.  This is available to farmers for emergency livestock water in times of drought. 

Holland Tank

Holland Tank Centenary

1893 - 1993

A tribute to the courage of John Holland,

Rudolph Krakouer, David Krakouer and John Carmody

Who left Broomehill 14th April 1893

Camped at Holland Rock 26th April 1893

And reached Coolgardie 18th June 1893

Australia So Much to See