There are a wide variety of things to see along the northwestern coast of Oz. Many of them are touristy, while others are a little off the beaten track. Here are some images from the places and things we enjoyed the most. All of the images were shot in the state of Western Australia.
50,000 year old petroglyph, Murujuga National Park, Dampier. 
Osprey, Exmouth. 
Leaving the tropics… 
Dingo crosses the road in front of us. 
A variety of weird wildlife…. the lizard can be over three feet long… 
White cockatoos, Dampier. 
Abstract art by an unknown beach creature, Broome. 
Beach creatures, Broome. 
50,000 year old petroglyphs, Murujuga National Park, Dampier. 
Pink mulla mulla wildflower. 
Historic 1912 lighthouse, Exmouth. 
Need we say more? Exmouth. 
Banana plantation, Carnarvon 
Former NASA tracking and communication station, now a museum, Carnarvon. 
Shaded campsite, Carnarvon. 
Panorama of the desert along the coast highway, somewhere…. 
The black rock-like structures are stromatolites, layered bio-chemical structures formed in by the trapping of sedimentary grains by microbial mats of microorganisms, Hamelin Pool. 
The dog fence, a six foot electric fence for keeping domestic and feral animals away from native marsupials and animals 
A beach comprised of cockle shells, Shark Bay World Heritage Area. 
Mangroves along a creek, Denham. 
Emu in the wild, Denham. 
Campsite with a view of Shark Bay, Denham. 
Our last chance to wade in the Indian Ocean, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Denham.
*By the way, Australians love to shorten the names of places, so it only stands to reason that Australia = Aussie = Aus = Oz.
Travels with RK Caton 