The Australian Outback

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The Australian Outback is yet another unbelievable part of this vast and diverse land. It's a living desert where the roads just go for endless miles. It's about a 3000km drive between Adelaide in South Australia up to Darwin at the top of the Northern Territory. There's a surprising amount of life out here - it's not just sand and rocks- from kangaroos and wild horses and wild camels and dingoes, to snakes and lizards and birds. There's also an abundance of pant life. When it rains, man, it POURS. Roads can be closed due to flash flooding, and rivers, which are nothing but dry sand beds for years and years, can suddenly come alive with raging flood waters. We were fortunate enough to see both sun and rain, especially in areas that it hasn't rained significantly in years. This turns the drought ridden stark wasteland into a stunning array of waterfalls and rivers. We travelled from Adelaide, after touring the Barossa Valley, up to Alice Springs (virtually in the centre of the continent), from where we could explore the region of the Outback that is known as the Red Centre. This is where Ayers Rock is located (referred to now more commonly by it's traditional Aboriginal name - Uluru), as well as Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), and Kings Canyon. A truly remarkable journey.

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Photos

Road Warrior Territory
Mad Max Roads

Outback petrol Station
$3.50 a litre....cha-ching!

Outback Taxi
Camel, waiting for a Jockey.

Outback Camel
There are over 200,000 roaming wild camels in the Australian Outback. They were used for transport in the 1800's, and once they weren't required any longer, they were set free. They've since multiplied into the hundreds of thousands and wreak havoc on the territory.

Alice Springs Harley Davidson
Everywhere

Chillin' in the Todd River
Sand river bed. Only runs when there's a monsoon.

Alice Springs Aboriginemobile
Aboriginal Wheels

Comments

[Janet]

What an incredible place!!! I love the reflection pics you took the best but they are all beautiful

[jeff]

Great Photos
Really nice Howard and Karen. I was there about 23 years ago and hiked through those same hills. They called them the "Olgas" then. Enjoy your trip. Where to next?

[DPC]

Camera Trick
Man Slim... you look like you lost a ton of weight. Or maybe it's just the fact that you're standing in front of Uluru. Cool slimming effect!

[DPC]

Bucket List
Glass of wine in the shadow of Uluru... check.

[DPC]

Really?
The voodoo skull wasn't enough... they had to put number 13 on the roof? And the Abos wonder why they can't catch a break.

[anonymous]

Does your wife know your taking pictures of all the young looking blonds in Aussie land