GlenysSunset at Uluru/Ayers Rock
July 20th 2011 08:11
... and some sunsets are unforgettable ...
Tourists travel from all over the world to view the unforgettable, world renowned sunsets at this World Heritage Site.
As the sun sets the rock changes colour:
I was ten years old when we were sitting, watching a slide show of the photos my father had taken during his latest venture into Central Australia. When the photos of the sunset at Uluru/Ayers Rock flashed onto the screen I was enthralled and made a promise to myself that one day I would see it for myself.
It took forty years but .. eventually there I was .. looking at 'The Rock'. Words cannot explain the emotions that welled up.
When Dad travelled to Uluru/Ayers Rock it was not an official tourist site. He and his mates were able to camp at the base of 'The Rock' and move around the area without hindrance.
Eventually, the number of people visiting the area were having a detrimental effect and it was decided all buildings and activities near "The Rock' would be removed and the area rehabilitated.
Today the area is a National Park with strict rules and regulations which tourists have to adhere to, and a pass has to be purchased to enter the park.
By the end of 1984 a town, named Yalara, had been built 18 kilometres from Uluru/Ayers Rock, outside the boundaries of the National Park. The town provides accommodation for staff and tourists and has a shopping centre.
The nearest major town is Alice Springs, which is 428 kilometres away.
Uluru/Ayers Rock
Tourists travel from all over the world to view the unforgettable, world renowned sunsets at this World Heritage Site.
As the sun sets the rock changes colour:
Sunset at Uluru/Ayers Rock
... three minutes later ...
... one minute later ...
... two minutes later ...
... two minutes later ...
I was ten years old when we were sitting, watching a slide show of the photos my father had taken during his latest venture into Central Australia. When the photos of the sunset at Uluru/Ayers Rock flashed onto the screen I was enthralled and made a promise to myself that one day I would see it for myself.
It took forty years but .. eventually there I was .. looking at 'The Rock'. Words cannot explain the emotions that welled up.
*** huge, captivating, spiritual, special ... ***
When Dad travelled to Uluru/Ayers Rock it was not an official tourist site. He and his mates were able to camp at the base of 'The Rock' and move around the area without hindrance.
Eventually, the number of people visiting the area were having a detrimental effect and it was decided all buildings and activities near "The Rock' would be removed and the area rehabilitated.
Today the area is a National Park with strict rules and regulations which tourists have to adhere to, and a pass has to be purchased to enter the park.
By the end of 1984 a town, named Yalara, had been built 18 kilometres from Uluru/Ayers Rock, outside the boundaries of the National Park. The town provides accommodation for staff and tourists and has a shopping centre.
The nearest major town is Alice Springs, which is 428 kilometres away.
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