Uluru (Ayres Rock)
An overnight trip we took 17-18 February 2001
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 uluru002 205.71 Kb this is the biggest crater, actually two impacts close by. |
 uluru004 197.03 Kb Another view of the biggest crater, with some astronomer in the picture :) |
 uluru005 236.44 Kb The "water crater" |
 uluru007 216.26 Kb Typical view of the Stuart Highway, heading south. |
 uluru008 214.77 Kb Lake Amadeus. One of the dry salt lakebeds in the area. These can fill with water during heavy rains, but like the riverbeds are usually dry. |
 uluru009 195.74 Kb See, it really is a lake - it even has an island. |
 uluru010 169.22 Kb Part of the sand dune we were standing on - the typical red sand of central Australia. |
 uluru011 187.63 Kb Mt. Connor and the Stuart Highway heading south. |
 uluru012 198.51 Kb Mt. Connor |
 uluru014 186.75 Kb We stayed at Curtin Springs Station overnight. That evening, we took a sunset camel ride. That's John on Lazy Daisy. Randy is my camel's name. |
 uluru018 156.82 Kb John and I at the conclusion of our ride - Mt. Connor in the background. |
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 uluru021 193.59 Kb Chris and his camel, but I forget the camel's name. |
 uluru022 217.61 Kb Silly camel tricks. |
 uluru026 147.49 Kb A fantastic sunset! |
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 uluru028 217.14 Kb The remaining images are of Ayers Rock (Uluru) and the Olgas (Kata Tjunta) |
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 uluru034 168.76 Kb The white line up that ridge is the walking trail to the top of the rock. The local aboriginal people request but do not demand that people not climb the rock; many people do anyway. The climb closed at 8am anyway, due to the high (39C) forecast temperatures. Incidentally, we had no plans to climb. |
 uluru036 217.65 Kb Uluru up close has many interesting folds and wrinkles. |
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 uluru038 128.27 Kb A common feature of the rock are areas of runoff, that feed waterholes in various places around it. These waterholes are very important to the huge amount of wildlife that lives on and around Uluru. |
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 uluru040 158.91 Kb I find the contrast between the red Rock and the blue sky to be interesting in and of itself. |
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 uluru042 187.16 Kb The "brain" |
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this page created by Jodi on Monday, February 19, 2001
