Spiny Devil

The Red Center

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October 31st 2008
The Red Center October 28, 2008 Happy birthday today to my big brother, Jim, in Denver! We’re a day ahead here so he will celebrate tomorrow. We’ve seen every nook and cranny of Uluru, or so it seems. Most tourists here take short walks to see different paintings or waterholes around the rock. Of course, we were obligated to walk the entire six miles around the rock. I guess it gave m ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

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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