Bush plum (Arnguli)

Kings Canyon to Ayers Rock

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June 2nd 2011
Kings Canyon to Ayers Rock From one beauty to the next – we departed Watarrka National Park and set out for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. On arrival we set up the camper at Ayers Rock Campground ($36/night unpowered site), then headed for The Olgas (Kata Tjuta). The Olgas are best described as 36 steep sided domes of conglomerate rock, with the highest dome around 546meters abov ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock

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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