Marks Offroad Adventures and Daytrips

           Today we went on a trip to Bells Rapids in the afternoon to meet up with some fellow photographers on a photowalk, all of us went today the wife and the kids as well, the kids had a great time I think the walk was around the 5km, around the bells rapids area. we had plenty of rest breaks on the way for the kids to have a rest and a run around. The walk wasn't all that hard and quite pleasent.  Here are a few photos from the walk.  All Images are Copyright Mark A. Gray -  All rights reserved

    Today we decided to do a family trip out in the outskirts of the WA Wheatbelt, We packed up the car with our lunch, drinks in the esky and headed off on our trip, the Kids are only little so we make plenty of stops at Playgrounds etc so they can stretch thier legs and have a run around, I reckon they probably have seen more Playgrounds than the average child by now they enjoy it though. We headed off through Roleystone along Brookton Highway, heading towards  Brookton which will be out first stop approxiamately 125km away from home,  probably have lunch a walk around and head towards York.            After having a look around having lunch we headed off to York, if I see old ruins on the way I usually stop and take a few images if time permits this time there was an old home and a silo on the way where I stopped for a couple of pics.     This trip we had plans to visit the old homesite of My wifes ancestors, The Parker...

  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...