Red Sky

... last 4 years, we decided we needed a challenge... Sitting on our front verandah under the night sky, the eerie silence of sleeping children and a bottle of red wine later, Nathan and I decided to embark on a year long, driving/working holiday around our ...

... viewing station at Uluru, we stopped on the other side and viewed Uluru in silhouette in front of a majestic blue, yellow and red sky. To be honest this was my favourite sunrise view! Even though the colours changes on the rock we saw were spectacular ...

... around Vegas, and checking out the Startosphere ensued. The view from the top of the Stratosphere (a hotel.casino with a massive sky needle alongside) was  amazing, the huge sprawl of Vegas surrounded by the dessert, and out to the Red Rocks ...

... under the faces for an up close look at Washington's nostrils and Lincoln's mole and as we returned to the Suburban the sky was looking quite dark. Temperatures all week had been hovering around the century mark and the air was incredibly dry and ...

... themselves.  It was all very impressive, trekking through the narrow gap between the towering sheer walls, with stunning red rock/blue sky views everywhere.  The camera was busy!  Driving back after sunset, on high alert for kangaroos ...

... Kata Tjuta while it was reasonably cool, and by 6am this morning we were standing amongst yet more spectacular rock formations - huge red domes with interesting surfaces and textures. the only area that is accessible is the Valley of the Winds, as the ...

... nbsp; I think that sunset and sunrise on Uluru give it some of its main appeal as the rock literally lights on fire with red light.  The sandstone is impregnated with iron and silica, which gives Uluru it's fiery color.  Truly incredible and our ...

... the walk, we headed off to our new basecamp, just outside Kings Canyon.  This was another long drive through the red centre, passing some interesting landscapes along the way.  We were so blessed that day as our guide 'scooter' scratched the ...

... , which is lit each night by the visible milky way and the so many constellations of stars that light up the southern night sky. We woke early again the next day and detoured into Alice Springs town for some petrol, we continued south on the highway ...

... a word of an announcement from Quantas - god help the Australian and British travelling public if these two organisations ever finally merge! The Red Centre is as far as it is possible to get from the sea in Oz.   After a couple of ...

... were a few clouds about initally but by 10am the sun was out so we could see th rock in all its bright red glory, with a beautiful blue sky providing the perfect backdrop for our photos. The rock has so many facades, colours, textures and even vegetation ...

... head 40km to Kings Canyon where we completed a 3 hour walk around the rim of the canyon.  Really spectacular scenery, red rock, steep sided canyons and some really interesting rock formations caused by erosion from the wind.  Nice to be doing ...

... highway all the way from its headwaters in the part to Bozeman and beyond.  We found a nice campsite at the Red Cliff campground near Big Sky and got situated before heading out to fish.  Bucky had told at the fly shop that the fishing below ...

... his place for a gourmet dinner:  this consisted of a cup of noodles, a chunky chili knock-off, smoked salmon and roasted red pepper spread on a cracker and for desert a Tim Tam Slam.  Everything was self explanatory except for the Tim Tam Slam, ...

... the edge didn't go down very well! KATA TJUTA (THE OLGAS) Playing second fiddle to the mighty Ayers Rock, these massive red boulder/mountain formations are almost as impressive. We did the "Valley of the Winds" walk, an 8 kilometre hike which winds ...

... with north, has become our second home and a reliable guide bringing us with every km closer to the Australia’s red heart. With distances counting in hundreds of km, surrounding monotonous bushscape and sun forcing you to hide in the nearest shade, ...

... pretending not to be looking.  You look back and see that they have moved.  Uh uh!! - not this little (massive) red (green) rock.  Legendary stickability is it’s forte!!! The view back to Uluru as the sunset was awesome - with lights ...

... had by all. Just before we turned in, we walked in darkness to the lookout point nearby and surveyed the great expanse of sky, absolutely littered with stars. Away from the electric lights of towns and cities, it was a truly amazing sight (I had never ...

... which we entered the Northern Territory state. After Tennant Creek we stopped over for the night at Devil's Marbles - scattered huge red granite boulders that glow even more red during sunset and sunrise.It was a spectacular sight to see! The colours in ...

... returned to a “normal” 80° - 90° F. It is a magic mix here of giant rocks, red sand, blooming desert plants, and this endless Australian sky. We cannot get enough of this sky. The intense sun rays make all colors appear so much brighter and ...

... , which would come up to a light cloud cover. In itself a good view. As we walked the rock started glowing evermore brightly red. The anticipation rose as the sun kept rising, when it all went muddy gray. It took a moment or two of disappointment before ...