ULURU
Uluru is also known as Ayers Rock and gazetted as Uluru and is a large sandstone formation in Central Australia.
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| Uluru, or Ayers Rock |
We visited Uluru in 2005 and 2015 and each visit we have experienced different weather conditions and vastly different views of The Rock.
The nearest major town is Alice Springs which is about 400 km from Uluru, but we were coming from the south east and stayed the night at Curtin Springs, which is about 100 km from Uluru. Curtin Springs is a working cattle station and has tourist accommodation, camping facilities, restaurant and magnificent sunrises.
The Rock takes on many different colours depending on the daylight and weather.
It is quite amazing to see the Rock, even though we knew it was huge, when we actually got there it just seemed to be so much bigger than we had imagined it would be.
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Uluru in 2015 taken in the morning
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| Uluru in 2015 in the afternoon |
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| Aboriginal artwork |
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We did a walk around the base of the rock
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There are now restrictions about climbing the rock and although we could have when we were there we decided not to in respect of the Anangu culture.
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| Tourists climbing the Rock- scary! |
There have been 40 deaths recorded since the Roack has been opened to tourits, but since 2019 it has been closed for climbing.
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| Part of the walking trail around the base of the Rock |
It is believed the Rockwas created over 500 million years ago, and the Aborigines have been in the area for the last 10,000 years.
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| The walking track up which is now closed |
When we were there people were able to walk up the track but it is very steep and many people were struggling. There was a rope/chain type rail to help the walkers but it was still a very difficult climb and probably worse coming back down.
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| Rain on the Rock |
Our trip in July 2006 was our first trip to Central Australia and we were lucky to experience wet weather, which we would not normally enjoy when camping, but at Uluru it surprised us when we saw the rain falling on the Rock and causing little waterfalls. It was truly a beautiful sight.
4 comments:
Fascinating Rock!
Reminds me of Devil's Tower on Wyoming I saw when I was a kid. They are much more dramatic and huge in person...even if they don't let tourists get up close to them anymore. :)
Rita, it is an amazingly huge rock over 340 metres high and has spiritual significance to the aboriginal people.
Duta, we would like to go there again but it is a long way to drive and we think a third trip might be a bit much for us now and we have great memories of previous trips.
This is a place on my bucket list. I loved your photos.
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