The Red Centre, Australia

keithinmelbourne

It's funny. We don't often travel inside Australia. We like to go overseas each year. This year, we chose to see Uluru. Despite being Australian, it's a place I haven't been to for 40 years (it doesn't seem that long ago).

I must say, I really enjoyed the experience. The remoteness and the strange landscape added up to a break that was just as refreshing and new as an overseas trip. Here are some shots from our trip:

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Uluru with Kata Tjutu in the background



Local flora (don't ask me the species!)



A shrub with "The Rock" in the background

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The Rock at dusk

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Our aboriginal guide (showing us the local bush foods around the Rock)



The Rock from another angle



King's Canyon from the air



King's Canyon in the late afternoon



Inside King's Canyon



The ranges near King's Canyon




The night sky



Dawn over the Rock



Kata Tjuta at dusk



Cars at Hermmansburg Mission



I have many more shots that I'm still working through. So, I might get to post them later.

Logic 7

Great stuff!

1andyw

Enjoyed the tour. Thank you.

AndyW

DoctorIt

keithinmelbourne wrote: »

It's funny. We don't often travel inside Australia. We like to go overseas each year. This year, we chose to see Uluru. Despite being Australian, it's a place I haven't been to for 40 years (it doesn't seem that long ago).

That is funny, and something I experienced too. In the year my wife and I lived in Australia, we saw more of the country than the majority of my Australian coworkers!

I still talk about our trip to the Red Centre. The scenery and colors there are amazing - unlike anywhere else. Great photos

coldclimb

I'll admit I'm the same way here in AK. We only have like seven state highways, and I have not traveled them all. Never been close to Denali either. Thanks for sharing the pics, the aerial views are pretty cool!

DavidTO

Stunning photos!

W.W. Webster

Some interesting and untypical images - thanks, and well done!

Are the aerial shots from an early morning balloon trip(s)?

keithinmelbourne

I wish they were from a balloon, but no. Some were from a chopper and some were from a light plane. We took a balloon flight in Alice Springs, but it flew over flat, burnt-out bush. Quite disappointing. The great thing about the flights over the Rock and Kata Tjuta was the ability to ask for a specific time. Not many people seemed to go for the dawn flight.

GSPeP

great pictures. Australia is still on my list to visit.

jasonstone

brings back fond memories of my centre family trip years ago - doesn't seem like that long either but thinking about it is like over half my life ago!! time flies eh...