Day 10 - Uluru - Kata Tjuta
After last night's sausage sizzle dinner at Uluru, we had a quiet morning giving us time to visit some of the craft shops in the shopping area. Although we don't buy much for the grandkids during travels (bad habit - creates expectations) here we bought a few little things for them - couldn't resist it.
The footpath outside the hotel is full of desert flowers too.
After lunch we headed for Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas), the spectacular bunch of rocks rising from the desert floor. It looks like this from a distance (note the spinifex grass and the Mulga scrub)
Looking back on the way to Kata Tjuta, we saw smoke rising above Uluru. This is the result of Cultural Burning, an indigenous practice that prevents major bush fires by regularly burning small areas at intervals. It appears to work well for the country.
The place where we walked up to Kata Tjuta is the Walpa Gorge, a gap in the mountain range that is well vegetated in contrast to the surrounding desert floor. The rock is a conglomerate that would make a geologist want to study it for a few hours!
The entrance itself is in keeping with the shape of Kata Tjuta.
The rocky path up to the gorge is best described in photographs.
Looking ahead and looking back...
Different views of the Walpa Gorge
And walking back, tired but happy!
Across to Western Australia tomorrow.
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