Marks Offroad Adventures and Daytrips

  After Leaving Ellis Brook Reserve I headed towards Jarrahdale it about a 30 min drive roughly, I stopped for lunch on the way through. My first stop was Serpentine Pipe-Head Dam this is one of my Favourite places to go to look for birds to photograph there is also a picnic area with BBQ’S and picnic tables under cover, toilets including accessible, there is also a playground for the children . There are a few walk trails to check out some taking you some Granite outcrops and along the Serpentine River. It is very quiet here but does get busy at certain times of the year, it is also seasonable so can be closed at times especially during a high fire danger warning, there is no swimming around here as far as I know , but there is a Recreation Lake for Sailing Model boats. I believe it is all a part of our Drinking water Catchment .       After having a wander around and taking some photographs I hopped in the car and headed out towards Serpentine Main dam this wa...

      Also Known as the 60-foot falls Ellis Brooke is a couple of kilometres of the Tonkin Hwy in on Rushton Road Martin, itis a very nice area to walk around there are four walk trails here ranging from easy to difficult. The Springtime is best time to go there are over five hundred species of Wildflowers, a breeding site for several different birds, there is a picnic area with 2 BBQs, tables, and a composting toilet. The gates open at 6am and close at 7pm The Walk trails are as follows Sixty Foot Falls (difficult) 2 km loop trail with views of the city and Old Barrington Quarry. Blue Wren Ramble trail (easy) 1.4km single Journey 2.8km return. Eagle View Trail (moderate) 430m return. Easy Walk trail (easy) 500m return.   For more information about the trails or to read about Ellis Brook Reserve please follow the link below   City of Gosnell’s - Ellis Brook Valley Reserve     This trip I just did the main walk to the top of the ...

John Forrest National Park is one of Perth's Oldest Conservation Sites, first listed in 1898 it was named as John Forrest National Park in 1947, (Sir John Forrest was an Explorer, Statesmen and was Premier of Western Australia between 1890 and 1901). It is a good starting point for many walk trails as well as mountain bike trails (approved trails only), there is 2 waterfalls and and old tunnel plus a variety of flora and fauna. The picnic area has barbecues, picnic tables and toilets with plenty of shade, there is a nice little walk around the banks of Jane Brook, More information about John Forrest National Park can be found in the link below. John Forrest National Park  It is only a half hour drive from Perth and a great destination for a day trip, John Forrest Is also a part of the Family history on my wife's side not a direct line but more like a 2nd or 3rd Cousin a few generations ago. We used to do a lot of day trips a few years ago, now we only go if time permits, ...

 Today I went for another trip at the Pipehead dam and a short stop at Serpentine Dam Main Picnic Area, my main goal today is to try and get some photos of the Blue Fairy Wrens and other birds flying around. After arriving at the Pipehead Dam I did my usual walking around with the Camera taking a few photos and keeping an eye out for some of the wildlife around including wildflowers, there is still a few wildflowers round, but they are starting to die off for the year, there was a few birds around but failing to get most on camera, here is a few pics from the Pipehead Dam I managed to get some pics at least.                     I hopped back in the car and headed towards the main dam, I have done a few trips here recently, I had a quick walk around the main picnic area then headed for home, I managed to get a half decent Photo of a fairy wren this time.     All Images are Copy...