Uluru or Ayer's Rock. A small part of an impressive rock which is definitely better than you expect it to be.
Palm Valley.
Climbing Uluru.
From Honeymoon Gap looking west.
From Honeymoon Gap looking east.
This is one of my absolute favourite photos, partly because the colours are exactly those that appear in Albert Namatjira's paintings. It is now politically incorrect to admire Albert's work, but he captured this area beautifully.
From Honeymoon Gap looking down, onto the road and the dry river bed.
Waiting for the train at Arabella Station. A long hot wait as country infrastructure quietly disintegrates.
Barcaldine Masonic Lodge.
Windmill in typical red-centre grazing country, Jervois, NT.

And the Angel of the Lord looked down upon the shepherds abiding in the field and he sayeth unto them: "Shove off, this is cattle country."

 

Some more 'outback' photos are on the following pages...

  Chambers Pillar Chambers Pillar is right smack in the most central part of the outback, it's reputed to be located at the exact 'geometric centre' of the continent.
  Animals An outback lizard and a camel

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