Photo of suspicious-looking rock - Bilde fra The Pinnacles

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Ikke før hadde jeg kommet meg bort fra Perth og verdens verste vandrerhjem, så dumpet jeg borti andre tvilsomme greier. Dette er en av steinraritetene i "The Pinnacles", en gul ørken noen mil nordover langs kysten. Kalksteindannelsen er fullt forklarlig, men det ser likevel ofte såpass rart ut at man godt kan stå og klø seg i hodet og fundere frem mer spennende måter for hvordan sånne fenomener kan oppstå.

As soon as I had left Perth and the worst hostel in the world ("Grand Backpacker Central", thank you for asking), I encountered this eerily familiar, yet dubious rock formation. It's located in The Pinnacles, a yellowish desert a few hours drive north along the coast.

The limestone formations are easily explained, but some of the results look so intriguing that it can be a lot more fun to come up with alternative explanations for the origin of the "sculptures".