side of Uluru

Uluru and Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock)

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July 4th 2007
I thought I was going to think “ho hum” when we first saw Uluru, but it certainly deserves the hype and the half million visitors a year that make it to this remote part of the world. This morning we did the tourist thing and got up before daylight to witness Uluru redden under the rising sun, then spent the rest of the day walking the 10 kms (6 mls) around it. All day yesterday we spent walki ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more