Karijini offer unparalleled access to naturally

For visitors, this is a paradise of cool rock pools fed by underground springs, lush vegetation and abundant wildlife. For scientists, the canyons at Karijini offer unparalleled access to naturally excavated cross sections of layered rock that reveal much about the Earth at the time this ancient land was formed. "It is such a beautiful thing; those gorges allow you to look down through the layers of time," said Van Kranendonk.