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Joffre Falls is a tall and attractive seasonal waterfall that tumbles into a natural amphitheater in the red-cliffed Joffre Gorge. We timed our trip to maximize the likelihood that we could see this waterfall flow while the roads were relatively tame. What we didn't time very well (since we didn't know any better) was the time of day to see the falls. As you can tell from the photos on this page, the contrast between shadows and light were quite large and that really impacted the quality of the photos.Why is timing so important with this waterfall, you might ask? Well, you'll want to time your visit to this falls either during the Wet Season (though roads may be impassable that time) or at the start of the Dry Season. Wait any longer and the falls will dry up. I've seen photographs in the literature taken later in the year where this was the case. As for timing your visit during the day, since the falls sits in a shaded gorge, photographing the falls isn't easy (as alluded to earlier thanks to the presence of shadows). I reckon you'll have to be here at around midday when the sun is likely to shine right into the gorge. Either that or you wait until the entire falls is in shadow (early morning or late afternoon) and photograph the falls that way.
Directions: The car park for the Joffre Gorge Lookout (and the hence the falls lookout) is about 31km west of the Karijini National Park Visitor Center. The driving becomes unsealed at this point (at least when we were there).Look for a signed turnoff for the Joffre Gorge and Knox Gorge off the unsealed Banjima Drive and take it for another 2km to the car park. From there, it's a less than 10-minute walk to the platform looking into the shadowy gorge. For directions to Banjima Drive from Karijini Drive and surrounds, see the directions on the Fortescue Falls page.
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