Kata Tjuta, or The Olgas, are a group of 36 large rock domes that lie about 40 km away from Uluru. Visitors are not allowed to climb any of them, and since there are several sacred sites that the Aborigines still use, access is somewhat limited. But there are a few hikes that you can take around and through a few of the domes. We did the longest, the 4.6 mile (7.4 km) Valley of the Winds trail. It was another tough hike but it gave a great view of the neato domes.
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Unlike Uluru, Kata Tjuta is made up of conglomerate rocks, mostly...
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Some people might find suggestive figures in the rocks. I invite you...
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Kinda looks like some sort of horrible bloody carnage. But it's...
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The only things more amazing than the rock domes are the fetching hats...
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Like Uluru, Kata Tjuta is striped with black water erosions marks. And...
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Connory. Cage. The Rock.
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More rocks, folks.
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A word about the Valley of the Winds hike: It is aptly named. As we...
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The actual Valley of the Winds. Insert your own dirty joke.
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In Australia, wildflowers spread like wildfire. These were some cool purple...
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In Australia, wildfire spreads like...well, like wildfire. This is an...
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A dancing chimp! Wait, no. More rocks.
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Excuse me, ma'am? Come back here and clean that up.
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Rock and/or roll.
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My first Australian outback snake. And it didn't even have the decency to...
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A lizard! Since there are so many different species of reptile in this area,...
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And this was the end of the trail. With a big surprise - a rock!
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Once again, all kidding aside, Kata Tjuta was really beautiful, and the rock...
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This is another wildflower, called honey grevillea. This stuff...
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This is our five-star hotel for the night. The comfort of the...
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This is the humorous sign that accompanied our habitat. I especially...
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These are the signs at the place we stayed the next night. It's...
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The whole shebang. I have seen pictures taken from another angle that...
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