The Outback (or The Back of Beyond)

Trip Start Oct 26, 2007

Trip End Oct 26, 2009

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Flag of Australia Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The middle of Australia is one big, red-earthed wasteland!

A purpose-built resort was created 20 years ago. Given the relative isolation of the area, goods and services cost a fortune. The Outback was by far the most expensive stop on my Australian tour. And the expense far outweighed the services provided. BUT, I can't complain, because I wouldn't have missed the visit.

The middle of the country proved an unusual, unique, and mildly surreal stop. The red earth full of stark trees (many destroyed by lightening) was so strange that looking at it kept me entertained for the three hours or so it took to drive from Ayers Rock Airport to Kings Canyon. I thought Kings Canyon was 3km from Ayers Rock Airport... I was mistaken! No drama (as they say in Oz).

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Follow the red dirt road	Gorgeous colours	Australian bird	Dingo Dog
Dingo didn't bite	Outback scene	Sunrise over Kings Canyon	Here comes the sun
Morning walk in the Canyon	Dry sticks	Marie, Queen of the Desert	More wonky trees
Dry wood	Parched earth	Canyon crevices	Lone tree
Canyon yodels	Red Sox fans everywhere	Over or Underhang	Close up of the rock
Rock and tree	I loved the blue greenie-ness	Rock, tree, water	Water pool at bottom of canyon
Fern seeds	More fern	Through the trees	Artsy, innit
Slanted rock and fern	My dream chair	Just act natural	Shell Fossil, can you see it?
Craggy tree	Most photographed tree in the canyon	Blobs of layered rock	Cracked earth
Comin' round the canyon	Must be from Boston...	Buds on the tree	Same tree, fresh buds
Face shot	I liked this little tree	Red path	Salt flats
Footprint in the sand	Mt Conner	Pretty bird