Uluru...

The second day of our stay at Yulara we spent visiting Uluru. Uluru also know as Ayers Rock is a huge giant rock rising from the broad desert plain. It is a world famous icon for Australia and is 348 meters high and sits like an iceberg with most of the rock below the surface. The rock has very special cultural and religous significance for the local Aboriginal tribe Anagu. Kim choose to do the base walk around the rock and I climbed the rock to the summit. We meet up later in the day to witness something very special. The rock changes colors as the sunsets and it is quite stunning to see.



Night and day at Uluru.






The climb up to the top. It is very steep and there is a chain fence to hold on to you as you go up.



Geological marker on the summit of Ayers Rock.



Magnificent views from the summit into the vast outback.



Here you can see out to the Kata Tjuta mountain range which is 40 miles away.



Looking up the rock from the base hike. The black streak is from water erosion over time. It dosen't rain in the desert very much only about 4 inches a year. However when it does rain for 15 minutes or more the water will cascade over the rock forming small waterfalls for a short time. That would be an awesome sight to see!



This is a watering hole along the rock. It is a very sacred site for the local Aboriginal people.



The base walk is about 7 kilometers and goes around the entire rock.



Wavy rock texture on the walls of Ayers Rock.