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The Red Centre, Australia

keithinmelbournekeithinmelbourne Registered Users Posts: 92 Big grins
edited December 9, 2011 in Journeys
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

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

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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)

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The Rock from another angle

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King's Canyon from the air

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King's Canyon in the late afternoon

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Inside King's Canyon

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The ranges near King's Canyon

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The night sky

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Dawn over the Rock

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Kata Tjuta at dusk

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Cars at Hermmansburg Mission

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

Mumon is right! "Every day is a good day!"

http://www.keithbroadphotography.com/

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    Logic 7Logic 7 Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited December 5, 2011
    Great stuff!
    Jeff
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    1andyw1andyw Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited December 6, 2011
    Enjoyed the tour. Thank you.

    AndyW
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    DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited December 6, 2011
    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 thumb.gif
    Erik
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    coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2011
    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!
    John Borland
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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2011
    Stunning photos! clap.gif
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    W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited December 6, 2011
    Some interesting and untypical images - thanks, and well done!

    Are the aerial shots from an early morning balloon trip(s)?
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    keithinmelbournekeithinmelbourne Registered Users Posts: 92 Big grins
    edited December 7, 2011
    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.
    Keith

    Mumon is right! "Every day is a good day!"

    http://www.keithbroadphotography.com/
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    GSPePGSPeP Registered Users Posts: 3,744 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2011
    great pictures. thumb.gif Australia is still on my list to visit.
    Greetings from Belgium, Peter
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    jasonstonejasonstone Registered Users Posts: 735 Major grins
    edited December 9, 2011
    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...
    Jase // www.stonesque.com
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