May 21, 2013

Day 45 to 50 - Uluru

We spent five days in Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock. It is the large and recognizable Landmark that lies 300 miles south west of Alice Springs, the nearest town.  We spent over five hours driving across the outback to get there and passed less than ten other vehicles and maybe five buildings.  The only other things we saw were red dirt, dry trees and a lonely Kangaroo here and there.
It is basically in the middle of nowhere.
Uluru and the nearby Kata Tjuta in the southern part of the Northern Territory are basically the last remnants of ancient mountains, gone and all but gone again.
When we first arrived in this vast bush desert, we wondered what we would do for five days... four and a half days later we wished we had more time.

Uluru and Kata Tjuta, both have great cultural significance to the Aṉangu people, the original inhabitants of the area.  Up close, you understand why – impressive, moving and beautiful look like little words on a page after watching sunset over the rock, and walking back under the stars to the sounds of the night and the smell of a BBQ dinner cooking.
We took great hikes in the area.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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