Uluru and Kata Tjuta

We arrived in Alice Springs a day earlier than we had expected and picked Jude up the following day. After a day or two of poking around the town and seeing some local sights, we made our way over to Uluru (aka Ayer's Rock) and Kata Tjuta (aka The Olgas). I wasn't sure how great The Rock would be, especially after all the hype you see out here - hundreds of postcards and pictures of it everywhere - but it was phenomenal. It is huge, so much bigger than I would have imagined, and it has so many details you never see from far away. The color is amazing as well, it changes so drastically from bright orange to purple to brown throughout the day. I have included only this one pic of Phil and his cousin (Jude) and I, but you can all see my pics when I get home.

We did a walk around Kata Tjuta for an afternoon which was great as well. How can two rocky outcrops, in the middle of absolutely nowhere, look so different? It is crazy, the rock is completely different but equally cool.