Snappy gums seen in the north of Western Australia

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I love trees and really wish I could identify them more easily. It’s on my ‘to-do’ list. In the Karijini National Park area of West Australia, we’ve seen dozens of really white trees. Apparently the local name is ‘snappy gum’ and its botanical name is Eucalyptus leucophioia. It is endemic to northern Australia and has smooth, powdery bark and white flowers. Can you see the pinkish hue on the upper surfaces of the limb in the top right photo? Most don’t grow particularly high unless they have found a good water source. Some, like the two in the bottom photos, cling tenaciously to the sides of the gorges for which Karijini is famous. Unfortunately, the photo doesn’t do justice to how white the trees are and how they stand out in the landscape.