15th to 21st November 1999 (Week 46)

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We started this week of with a visit to the Ewaninga Rock Carvings, Chambers Pillars and the Rainbow Valley.

The Ewaninga Rock Carvings are thought to have been made by the use of a small chisel like stone that would have been guided along the rock surface whilst been beaten with a heavier stone.

Another 120 km further we found the Chambers Pillars. These pillars were discovered by John Doual Stuart in 1860 on his first Exploration from Adelaide to the Northern Coast of the Continent. A few years later the intercontinental telegraph line was built pretty much following his tracks.

From here we drove another 150 km to the Rainbow Valley. The Rainbow Valley was created over millions of years by erosion through wind and rain. Basically the still remaining rockformations had a thicker covering of a harder rock type. This prevented them so far from beeing torn away by erosion as well.

Then we drove to Alice Springs fronm where we wanted to go on to Hermannsburg. In Alice we expirienced our first 2 days of rain during the first 3 months of our trip. we waited for the bad weather to subside and visited then the Palm Valley in the Finke National Park.

The next stop was then Kings Canyon where we enjoyed a beautiful but streineous walk around the canyons edge. After the 3 hours walk we drove another 300km to the Ayers Rock Resort. Here we enjoyed the sunset at Uluru (Ayers Rock) and walked around the base of it the next morning. since it got very hot in the afternoon, we retreated to the pool. Later in the evening we travelled to Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) to have Picnic and to sample the sunset there as well. The next day we walked along the valley of winds trail and into olga gorge. This busy week was concluded with a 250 km drive to Erldunda Roadhouse where we stayed the night.

Rock carvings at Ewaninga Landscape around Ewaninga Drving towards the Chambers Pillars Preservation Reserve Chambers Pillars Preserve: Chambers Pillar Chambers Pillars Preserve: Castle- and Window Rock from Chambers Pillar
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Bush Pea Chambers Pillars Preserve: Bush Pea Flowers Chambers Pillars Preserve: Castle Rock Chambers Pillars Preserve: Window Rock Rainbow Valley Preserve: View into the valley late in the afternoon
Rainbow Valley Preserve: Walking through the valleys Rainbow Valley Preserve: Fresh kaenguruh tracks in the sand Rainbow Valley Preserve: Walking through the valleys Rainbow Valley Preserve: Mushroom Rock Palm Valley: Red Cabbage Palms in the middle of the Desert
Palm Valley: Surroundings in the gentle Light at Sunset Palm Valley: Landscape along Mpaara Walk Palm Valley: The Walkers Palm Valley: Landscape along Mpaara Walk Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk
Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk Ayers Rock: Uluru at Sunset
Ayers Rock: Uluru at Sunset Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk The Olgas: Kata Tjuta at sunset The Olgas: Impressions along the Valley of Winds Walk The Olgas: Impressions along the Valley of Winds Walk Witchetti Bush
Flower of the Witchetti Bush Walking into Olga Gorge The Sandstone of Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
Rock carvings at Ewaninga
Landscape around Ewaninga
 
Drving towards the Chambers Pillars Preservation Reserve
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Chambers Pillar
 
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Castle- and Window Rock from Chambers Pillar
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Bush Pea
 
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Bush Pea Flowers
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Castle Rock
 
Chambers Pillars Preserve: Window Rock
Rainbow Valley Preserve: View into the valley late in the afternoon
 
Rainbow Valley Preserve: Walking through the valleys
Rainbow Valley Preserve: Fresh kaenguruh tracks in the sand
 
Rainbow Valley Preserve: Walking through the valleys
Rainbow Valley Preserve: Mushroom Rock
 
Palm Valley: Red Cabbage Palms in the middle of the Desert
Palm Valley: Surroundings in the gentle Light at Sunset
 
Palm Valley: Landscape along Mpaara Walk
Palm Valley: The Walkers
 
Palm Valley: Landscape along Mpaara Walk
Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk
 
Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk
Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk
 
Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk
Kings Canyon: The Rim Walk
 
Ayers Rock: Uluru at Sunset
Ayers Rock: Uluru at Sunset
 
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
 
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
 
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
 
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
 
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
Ayers Rock: Impressions along the Uluru Base Walk
 
The Olgas: Kata Tjuta at sunset
The Olgas: Impressions along the Valley of Winds Walk
 
The Olgas: Impressions along the Valley of Winds Walk
Witchetti Bush
 
Flower of the Witchetti Bush
Walking into Olga Gorge
 
The Sandstone of Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
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