Uluru from the Sky
3 May 2001 | ||
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| Uluru as seen from the sky flying in to Yulara airport.... | ||
Yulara from the plane
3 May 2001 | ||
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| The small vacation resort with the Olgas in the background as seen from the airplane. | ||
Olgas in the Sunset
3 May 2001 | ||
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| View on the Olgas or Kata Tjuta as the Aborigines call it at Sunset..... | ||
Purple Monolith
3 May 2001 | ||
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| View on the purple Ayers Rock after sunset | ||
Uluru
4 May 2001 | ||
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| Ayers Rock or Uluru as the Aborigines call it during daytime | ||
Rust
4 May 2001 | ||
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| A closer look on Uluru - its rock contains iron that oxidizes after rainfall... so the red glow of the mountain is the reflection of the sun on itself rusting..... | ||
Paintings by the hand of God
4 May 2001 | ||
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| Look on the strange carvings on Uluru from its sunrise view.... no wonder the Aborigines there see many different animal shapes carved into the rock..... | ||
Minga
4 May 2001 | ||
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| The Aborigines call the tourists that climb their sacred monolith 'Minga', which means 'annoying little ants'... This photo shows why.... | ||
Deep Red
4 May 2001 | ||
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| The deep red of Uluru during sunset..... | ||
Wild Camels
5 May 2001 | ||
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| Wild camels, that were let go by discoveres in this area running across the desert..... | ||
Kata Tjuta
6 May 2001 | ||
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| A look on the Olgas or Kata Tjuta, which is what the Aborigines call it.... | ||
Colours of the Australian Outback
6 May 2001 | ||
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| These colours in the Outback remind me a lot of the colours at home at Topanga..... | ||
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