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I was a little ambivalent about visiting the Pinnacles: rocks like pinnacles – ho hum and all that. But it was an interesting place due to the sheer number of limestone pillars rising above the sandy plains that were interspersed with heathland. I also enjoyed the fact that scientists are not entirely sure how the pillars were formed with various current theories contested. In the absence of certainty, I favour the Yued story that describes the pinnacles as the fingertips of young men who, having ignored their elder’s warnings, were trying to drag themselves out of the sinking sands. So the visitor may see fingertips, the sensible and pragmatically described shapes of ‘jagged columns’ and ‘tombstones’ noted in the parks brochure or yet other shapes. But let’s be honest, some of the pillars are slightly saucy in shape and phallic is the other terminology that comes to mind. Walking or driving, the number and diversity of pillars, coupled with the changing scenery as the sun sinks lower, makes Nambung a place worth visiting.