Lake Clifton

We found Lake Clifton almost by accident, I got a bit carried away driving down the highway and before we knew it we saw big brown signs saying ' Lake Clifton viewing' and 'Thrombolites' and as we were in no rush we decided to take a little detour, over a rather large hill and down past a few wineries (which I must go back to soon...Mango Wine...yes please!). We found ourselves in a  little dirt car park, hopped out the car and followed the nearest footpath...

Dress from Jack Wills | Hat from K Mart | Bag from Animal 

Lake Clifton is park of the Yalgorup National Park which is about 100km South of Perth and just a short drive South of Mandurah. The park is home to a chain of 10 lakes, Lake Clifton being the second biggest. You'll notice the strange boulder like formations in the lake, Thrombolites, which 'are clotted accretionary structures formed in shallow water by the trapping, binding, and cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of microorganisms, especially cyanobacteria. Stromatolites are similar but consist of layered accretions.' Thanks Wikipedia, you really cleared that up for us... In non-geologist terms Thrombolites are living rocks, and that's pretty neat. 

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