Uluru   Ayers Rock

June 28,29     2002

Well here it is the picture everyone that comes to Australia to take.  Ayers rock at sunset.  The aboriginal name is Uluru and is the exact same rock as Ayers rock.  Of  course I had to get my picture take in front of the rock.  The two cute ladies are Samantha in the gray hat and Amy in black hat.  Next we have Hedi and Ben.  Ben is holding his ski mask or balaclava.  His mom insisted he wear a hat to reveal his face so he looks a bit grumpy.  











The next morning we watched to sunrise at the rock.  I have 3 rolls of film from sun set, sun rise, and aerials that I will post when I get the film processed.  After the sun rise Many people in the group were ready for the hike to the summit of Ayers Rock.  The trail was closed due to high winds.  We bodged around for several hours hoping the trail would open but the winds kept on blowing.  The picture right below the closed sign shows what we could see of the trail.  The white strip is the trail and along its length was merely a chain the grab on to.  It looked like quite a strenuous climb but well worth it.  In lieu of climbing up I took a walk around.  The group picture is all of us going to look at some rock art drawings in a cave around the base of the rock.   On the other side we saw this formation called the brain.






The end of our second day at Uluru found Nina and I once again in an airplane for an aerial view.  Here is Nina in the plane and Uluru out the window.  

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