We made it to the first lookout before the masses and had the serene view of the Olga’s or Kata Tjuta in its traditional name
Minds officially blown
The desert grasses shone silver in the soft morning light and the wind whispered through the delicate fronds of the desert oak trees
From the dune lookout we could see Uluru as well as some less familiar rocks on the horizon
The path amongst the rocks meandered through narrow gorges where we felt a cool tranquility and refreshing winds as we walked over the crests and down into a wider basin or pound. Surrounded by the smoothed prehistoric forms we were able to savour the uniqueness and raw beauty of the Kata Tjuta.
The road out via Curtain Springs seems to do a giant loop around Uluru and it’s from this viewpoint we can see the giant rectangle which is Mount Conner and it’s salt
Lake plain.
North of here the desert oaks are much bigger, still on the red dunes with soft grasses below
Passing a lot of young tour groups collecting wood beside the road for tonight’s camp fires - looks like Kings Canjon camping could be noisy 😳
5pm Tazzie time a pack of Dingoes crossed the road in front of us and we managed to stop in time to get a photo - 2 of the pack were coloured like kelpies but the other 3 were pure dingo - there was a horrible smell of death but we didn’t see any carcasses
The terrain is also getting a bit Canjon like with cliffs appearing to the right of the road
We booked into Kings Canyon Resort campsite to try and avoid the firewood collecting partybus tours we thought would stay at Kings Creek Station (which did look authentic and had camels) next time.
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