Sunrise at Uluru to start the day. Here are some images around the base at sunrise.

Back to Yulara for a quick walk up the dune top to see Kata Tjuta in morning light. Kata Tjuta is 53km by road west of Yulara and our destination for the day.

Part of the way is a dune lookout with a view across a woodland of desert oaks to the many heads of Kata Tjuta (Kata is head and Tjuta many in Anangu language).

Uluru can also be seen from the dune top.

The Docker River Road leads to the Western Australian border, only 190km by road.

Another day.

Kata Tjuta from the  sunset view walking track.

The Valley of the Winds Walk is one of the great short walks in Australia.

The track leads through a broad gorge….

…pat the crumbly conglomerate…

…with locals watching the walkers exertion. Some plants encountered:

Daisy

Spearwood – Pandorea

Native Plum – Santalum

The track frequently closes over the warmer months.

The view from the first lookout (Karu).

The conglomerate that makes Kata Tjuta

Down in the valley, the track turns at 90 degrees and ascends into another gorge. The track follows a creek bed in places.

Jumbled boulders remind walkers of the crumbly rock.

The walls close in

Spinifex grows across the tops of some of the domes.

The track proceeds deep into the gorge as the valley narrows.

A ridge is climbed to reveal the second lookout (Kaningana).

Daisies flowering in the gorge.

We re-trace our steps to complete the walk.

The Walpa Walk leads into another narrow gorge between the massive domes.

All sense of scale is lost.

Parts of the track are void of vegetation rendering a Mars-like environment.

The narrowing gorge leads to a lookout platform that faces back down the gorge.

The upper part of the gorge –  a jumbled pile of boulders and pure stand of desert wonga vine/spearwood.

We walk out of the gorge as the sun sets.

Exiting the gorge reveals the last light of the sun on the domes.

Twilight glow on Kata Tjuta

The dune lookout in fading light brings a spectacular end to our day at Kata Tjuta.