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Not ice, nor 'Ice', nor snow. Just Pilbara salt an experience of travel The land in the north west flattens out near the coast. Mirage-like is a giant pile of raw salt near the highway between Port Hedland and South Hedland. As we drove by we saw how the salt is being 'farmed' in giant evaporation pans on either side of the road. Amazingly, the stuff is harvested with bulldozers. No pussy-footing around when it comes to shifting salt. It was tempting to jump out of the car and go tread on the salt to see how it might crunch up beneath our feet. But we never did. Just drove on and wondered. A sign we drove past said the whole thing is run by Dampier Salt Limited. The north west of Australia is perfect for salt production. As anyone who lives out there knows, the weather is almost always insanely hot.   Thanks to Doug Kirkpatrick from Melbourne on 26/11/2008 share it pin it print it report it

Other Experiences of Doug Kirkpatrick

Those ticking street posts, Frequent flyers??, Max the dog, Flag on a dumpster, My backyard clotheslines, Clever street art, Australia Day in Port Hedland, Passing road trains, Lawn in the Pilbara, Big Australian Sky, Flying art, Lunchtime for 'Wombat', Hand of Friendship, Dodging busted Telecom pits, Tuned in to the nation, Hanging out to dry, Swimming Pool for One, broken flags, Genuine Aussie gladiators..., Shark Wrestling in South Australia, The Sydney-to-Hobart, Fantales - things of beauty, Street Junk, Dining IN, tradie's bit for the nation, Clean-up Day, ANZAC biscuits help keep peace in Kashmir, Cops on the beat, Spiders lurking, Eating Violet Crumbles, Coastal sandstone, Living among the gum trees, Feeling of wool, Outdoor shower, Regarding the 'Coathanger', Pausing to honour the 'Diggers', The rural gatepost where yarns are had, Celebrating Australia Day in Port Hedland, P-Plate, Kirribilli commute, Oz Day in the city, Dancing with the Stars - in Milson's Point, Sydney, Weekday oasis of calm, Bondi Beach - historic more than bohemian, Riding into history on a vintage train in Tasmania, Plunging escarpments ain't always pretty, Feeding wild lorikeets on the verandah at home, Walking the streets of Sydney, When you're driving in Australia..., Melbourne Cup in Martin Place, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 1 of 2, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 2 of 2, Cyclone Tracy revisited, Hot date with a Maytag washer in Darwin, The Port Hedland detention centre, Railmotor from Werris Creek, Camping with wild pigs, Telephone sockets in Australia, Werris Creek Station, Leaving their mark in stone, Being Australian on Christmas Day (Bondi Beach pt1), Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt2), Christmas Day at Bondi Beach (pt3), Camping holiday - best way to see Australia

Other experiences of travel

Frequent flyers?? by Doug, By Train to Adelaide by Collin, Flying art by Doug, Kimberly's W.A. by potsy, Aerial view of syd cbd by punter, Better than Monkey Mia? by roofus, Leaving home by roofus, 15/05/06 Geraldton to Kalbari by roofus, Our Trip And The Aussie Flag by roofus, My Country by maggie, ANZAC biscuits help keep peace in Kashmir by Doug, Sydney Harbour by Penny, No spare tyre by julia, ozzie by vikki007, Riding on the 3801 by Rodney, Some useful answers by Matty, Railmotor from Werris Creek by Douglas, A locomotive cab ride in Australia's northwest by Rodney, Golden Fleece that way it used to be by Reginald, She'll Be Right! by Celeste, Aussie in Sth Florida USA !!! by Kat, Feeling Australian during pub crawl in Prague by wemb, A ride on Puffing Billy by Rodney, Riding on the bus by Derek, Camping on the Delegate by Harry, Waiting for the train from Jincumbilly by Harry

Other experiences from people feeling curious

Lawn in the Pilbara by Doug, Big Australian Sky by Doug, By Train to Adelaide by Collin, mountain weather by dylan, Interesting Cars by potsy, Swimming Pool for One by Doug, Shark Wrestling in South Australia by Doug, Our natural bushland by sharles48, Spiders lurking by Douglas, Outdoor shower by Doug, ozzie by vikki007, Going to a classy outdoor outback loo by shazza, The rural gatepost where yarns are had by Doug, P-Plate by Doug, Weekday oasis of calm by Doug, BYOB: The wine bottle in a brown paper bag phenomena by Atalanta, Vegemite by Atalanta, Walking the streets of Sydney by Douglas, Melbourne Cup in Martin Place by Douglas, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 1 of 2 by Douglas, Taking a punt on the Melbourne Cup - Part 2 of 2 by Douglas, Some useful answers by Matty, House on stone block by Jay, A visit to the Southern Highlands by Rodney, The Angel of Edgecliff by Fran, Copy chocolate? by Mick, Nice Fashion - if you can wear it by Fran, Telephone sockets in Australia by Douglas, Two textures of life in Australia by William1, Werris Creek Station by Douglas, Leaving their mark in stone by Douglas, TOGETHER! by Sunflower10, Musk lorikeets, eagles, galahs and eucalypts... by Sunflower10, Eureka! by Sunflower10, The Eureka Playground by Sunflower10, Australia’s familiar past by Socceroo, Cyclone Supplies by KellyJayne

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