AUSTRALIA 2004 - OUTBACK Pictures
April 6-9
April 6: Arrive in Ayers Rock, check into hotel, then out to see the Olgas, the Olga Canyon, and Uluru at Sunset.
April 7: Uluru at Sunrise (Bryan climbed it!), Cultural Center, drive to Kings Canyon
April 8: climb Kings Canyon, Drive to Alice Springs (stop for camelburgers!)
April 9: Depart for Melbourne
 The intrepid travellers on the bus to see Uluru! |
 The canyon on one side of the Olgas (see pic on top ten page) that we walked through. |
 Closer view of the canyon (can you believe how blue the sky is?!?!) |
 That's Dad, resting on a bench half-way into the canyon. |
Bryan took a picture all the way at the end of the canyon, I'll have to get it and post it here. |
 Our first view of Uluru. It is *not* a "monolith", it is apparently the tip of a great mountain that continues for miles below the ground. |
 Me & mom at Uluru. This was before we bought the fly nets! |
 White shirts were very important, given the temperature in the Outback - 94 degrees! |
 Sunset (or is this sunrise?) at Uluru |
 Uluru at sunrise, with the moon still shining. |
 Meet "Jungle mom" - we walked around the base of the rock to see the canyons and plant life. |
 One of the many caves at the base of Uluru |
 I like this picture because it shows just how enormous the rock formation really is. (that's mom!) |
 Jungle mom appears again! |
 Aboriginal cave paintings |
 This is the climb route to the top of Uluru. That's Bryan, in the center of the picture, coming down from his climb!
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 The top of Uluru- this monument gives distance to different cities in each direction. |
 Bryan at the top of Uluru, with the Olgas far off in the background. |
 Kings Canyon at sunset, from the Resort viewing area. The flies were HORRIBLE, so we didn't stay long. |
 Kings Canyon at Sunrise, as we were about to start the climb to the top. |
 Kings Canyon |
 Here we are at the top of the canyon! We made it! |
 Bryan at the top |
 More of the canyon top |
 The "Garden of Eden" water hole area in the center of the canyon
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 Bryan near the Eden waterhole. Behind me, there were bunches of teenagers splashing around, but this side was much more peaceful.
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 A palm tree that grows with little water, at the top of Kings Canyon |
 Here I am after crossing one of the bridges, on the way back from the Garden of Eden area.
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 The bumps behind Bryan are knows as the Lost City. On the right, the top of the stairs that we came up after visiting the Garden of Eden. |
 Looking down into the canyon. The section that is lightest was exposed by a rock fall about 60 years ago. |
 the other side of the canyon |
 There's Bryan, on the way down from the top of the canyon. The climb down is not nearly as steep, and is made up of stone steps that are pretty easy to navigate. |
Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures of Alice Springs. Friday morning, we were off to Melbourne! |