Camping in the Red Centre

Camping in the Red CentreSydney, Spring 2011

Posted by Michelle Montgomery on 6/10/11 • Comment (0)

: We drove through a few gravel roads during our trip in the outback.

: Empty, gravel roads extend out of the main roads through the outback.

: We saw wattle plants during our hike in Kata Tjuta. Wattle is Australia’s national flower and the national sporting colors.

: Kata Tjuta, also known as The Olgas, is a cluster of dome shaped monoliths in the Northern Territory.

: We hiked through this valley in Kata Tjuta.

: We hiked through the valley in Kata Tjuta.

: Sunset over Uluru was beautiful!

: We had an early start to head over to Uluru to watch the sun rise.

: Tourists stand on a viewing platform to watch the colors change on Uluru during sunrise.

: Uluru is a monolith considered sacred to Aboriginal people. Tourists are able to walk around the base.

: There is a water hole within Uluru.

: There are Aboriginal cave drawings in a few areas of Uluru.

: I saw caterpillars linked together like a road train at Uluru.

: The outback is comprised of a harsh and desolate, yet beautiful landscape.

: You can drive for hours in the ouback without seeing any form of civilization.

: When we first saw this rock in the distance, we thought it was Uluru. It is actually Mount Conner, and it is a mountain that was eroded by wind rather than a monolith.

I’ve just gotten back to Sydney from an incredible trip to Alice Springs and the Red Centre located in the Northern Territory. I hiked through Kata Tjuta National Park and Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park, learned about Aboriginal culture at the Uluru Cultural Centre, walked around the entire base of Uluru, and camped outside in a swag. We got slightly unlucky because the time we went happened to be one of the few times it rains in the outback. But, who ever really gets to visit the outback and say it rained? It was a memorable trip and gave me a true outback experience!

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