the red cliffs

fabulous to walk out there and see the dimensions the distances and the blue skies

views

unbelievable views on the walk
around the canyon are stunning.
The cliffs are very deep and it is quite scary seeing walkers pose
right on the edge of anhuge
drop for the camera

in spring many flowers are covering the valleys

the valleys are covered in many different flowers and the walk into the Kings Canyon is stunning

colourful birds

there are many birds visiting the waterholes,
which are getting smaller and smaller in the dry
season. Flocks of one kind of birds wait in the surrounding trees until it is their turn and descent on the billabong together

camels are often seen

one can see the occasional camels cross the road

moon eclipse over Kings Canyon

a magic moment, as the moon rises over the canyon, already partly eclipsed by the earth

the moon eclipse over Kings Canyon

A magic night in the dessert watching the mooneclipse rising over Kings Canyon

you can hire a chopper tofly over King's Canyon

a painted chopper will take you over the King's Canyon. Must be amazing from the air

ranger at the rock

a ranger gives a very informative guided tour

cave paintings at Uluru

some very strong vibes at this place

a beautiful flower

a lovely grevillia is being visited all day by different birds

the poolm at yulara

the hotel has everything you can imagine, maybe

the purple hill

Strange shapes abound

on top of the valley

looking down from the top of the valley of the winds

walking through the valley

walking through the most beautiful place in the world

hills of Kata juta

it took millions of years to perfect this shape

massive hills

Pink hills dwarf the trees

valley of the winds

the valley of the winds

at the base of Kata Juta

an ocean of smooth red rocks surrounds the base of Kata Juta

Olgas?

My aunt Olga never looked like this

dream world

just lie down and dream away

shifting sands

always shifting sand dunes

colours and curves

another mystical cave, welcome relieve from the heat of the day

red cliffs

an unimaginably bright red colour
gives the place a surrealistic atmosphere

steep flaky cliffs

it looks like giant dundruff on the flanks of Uluru

a big slab

what a huge slab is
lifting of the side of the mountain

strange formations on the side of Uluru

one wonders how the brain like patterns got created up high

coffe time

The Presso was a fantastic companion making the best espresso with the push of those 2 handles. The other tourists have gone as soon as the sun went up and we had the place for ourselves to enjoy our breakfast

the distant hills

in the background the domes of Kata Juta

sunrise

sunrise is rush hour on the rock with dozens of tourist buses dishing out breakfast and hundreds of cars lining up for a good snap

aftyer the circum ambulation of the rock

a break after walking around the base

a dry waterfall

It must be an amazing site to see the water run down those flow forms

paintings in a ceremonial cave

There are still ceremonies hald in this sacred site

uluru

the walk around the base is stunning and gives you glimpses of the size

nothing prepares you for the sight of the rock

The rock looks majestic from every angle at any time of the day

Jinta at the Uluru Cultural centre

Jinta rest on the mud brick wall of the Cultural Centre, which houses some very beautiful art objects and tourist souvenirs

the sails at the yulara resort

the sails at the resort give the place a light and airy atmosphere

after the sunset

Uluru slips into the night, a typical UFO hovers above

salt lake

a shimmering salt lake

at a roadhouse camp site

what a beautiful home the camper van is, with a comfortable bed a stove, fridge and the music from the I-Pod. What more? The ground there is fine red dust, wonder how it feels after some rain.
The roadhouse featured a singing dingo

blue sky

a beautiful sight

a distant mountain on the way to Uluru

with a flat top this gigantic hill rises out of the flat dessert. We wonder what there is on top

a lonely rock wallaby

we heard there were rock wallabies at the Simpson gorge and we saw that one, sitting quite tame and calm.
The chewed ears must have come from wild dog attacks, as most of the rock wallabies have gone

an ancient rivergum

a strangely coloured river gum must have survived many floods and draughts

the sun is getting lower over the gorge

After doing a round trip on the cliff face of he gorge we descent to the sandy river with some waterholes in the afternoon

a walk around Ormisden george

spinnifex cover the dry hills

smooth rocks

smooth rocks and pebbles line the riverbeds

trees growing out of rocks

on the edge of this beautiful sandy river bed steep red cliffs worn away by time

amazing colours

brilliant colours in this amazing ancient riverbed

the oker pits

In a valley lay some very colourfull cliffs, where the Aboriginal get the different colour pigment used in body painting for the sacred ceremonies

the hills to the west

The hills to the West were out of reach as we could only get there by 4 wheel drive