Horde of the flies

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About 50km from Yulara lies the weathered remains of what may once have been a monolith 10 times the size of Uluru. 36 huge, rounded lumps of rock squat on the plain, their dome-like appearance giving rise to their Aboriginal name Kata Tjuta, or "many heads". As usual, there's a European name - the tallest of the heads was christened Mt Olga, with the collection as a whole called the Olgas. Their physical appearance is quite distinct from Uluru, with none of the fine detail apparent on some of Uluru's faces.

Despite the abundance of valleys and chasms, there were few walking trails. I attempted the main one at the Valley of the Winds, which I can only assume was a mistranslation of Valley of the Flies from the local language, as flies exceeded winds by several orders of magnitude. An overcast day did nothing to enrich the experience. 2 hours and 7km later, I had a set of lifeless photos.

I think a sunnier day was needed to show Kata Tjuta in its best light. And probably not a prior visit to Uluru, to which any other large rocks in the world are going to suffer by comparison.

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Photos

Kata Tjuta
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