In 1991 while visiting Australia and Uluru (Ayers Rock) we took a small plane ride for a view of the area.
Ayers Rock from the Air – 1991
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in27 Wednesday Jan 2021
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inIn 1991 while visiting Australia and Uluru (Ayers Rock) we took a small plane ride for a view of the area.
26 Tuesday Jan 2021
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Aboriginal Sacred Site, Australia, Ayres Rock, Central Australia, Climbing Ayres Rock, Northern Territory, Uluru
Ayers Rock (Uluru) is an Aboriginal Sacred site. During the last year climbing was prohibited and will be so in the future. I was lucky that I was able to climb on two occasions. Once in 1976 and again in 1991. Over time there were several deaths from people who did climb. High winds and rain most ofter were the cause. It was rumored that one gentleman in his 60’s had a life time goal of climbing to the top and when got to the top he died of a heart attack. The climb is very steep and a chain on post was used to aid climbers. I would guess the the post and chain have been removed. Not all tourist the came to Uluru attempted the climb because it was so difficult.
26 Tuesday Jan 2021
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inI took the images below in July of 1991. Large groups arrive at a special site to photograph Ayres Rock (Uluru) as the sun sets on most days.
12 Sunday Oct 2014
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inOur last full day in Australia Sept. 15th We visited at Dingo Discovery Centre before going to Mt. Macedon for lunch and driving by Hanging Rock on our way back to Mary and Eddy’s home in South Gippsland Victoria.
http://www.dingofoundation.org.au/sanctuary.php The sanctuary is a unique conservation establishment set on 40 acres in the picturesque foothills of the Macedon Ranges. It is situated only 35 minutes from the CBD to Melbourne’s northeast, in the Shire of Melton, abutting the Pyrete State Forest, and only 30 minutes from Melbourne Airport
From Wikipedia
Mount Macedon /maʊnt ˈmæsədən/[2] is a small town 64 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. The town is located on below the mountain of the same name, which rises to 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) AHD.[3] At the 2011 census, Mount Macedon had a population of 1,321.[1] Mount Macedon is best known for its collection of 19th-century gardens and associated extravagant large homes which is considered to be one of the most important such collections in Australia.
Hanging Rock (formally known as Mount Diogenes), in central Victoria, Australia, is a distinctive geological formation, 718m above sea level (105m above plain level) on the plain between the two small townships of Newham and Hesket, approximately 70 km north-west of Melbourne and a few kilometres north of Mount Macedon, a former volcano. Best known as the site where a party of schoolgirls disappeared in February 1900 in the fictional story Picnic at Hanging Rock, Hanging Rock is located within the Wurundjeri nation’s territory.
09 Thursday Oct 2014
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inSept 12th We spent two nights in Port Campbell with friends Mark, Judi, Mary and Eddy.
From Wikipedia:
Tourist attractions in the area include The Twelve Apostles, the London Arch (formerly London Bridge), Loch Ard Gorge, the Gibson Steps, and The Grotto.
08 Wednesday Oct 2014
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inSept. 11th – We started the Great Ocean Rd in Torquay and we drove by world class surf beaches such as Bells Beach. We finished the day at Port Campbell.
From Wikipedia:
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I, the road is the world’s largest war memorial. Winding through varying terrain along the coast and providing access to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations, the road is an important tourist attraction in the region.
07 Tuesday Oct 2014
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inSept 9th – After visiting the Rickets Sanctuay we drove the Healsville.
Wikipedia: Healesville Sanctuary, or the Sir Colin MacKenzie Fauna Park, is a zoo specializing in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals.
06 Monday Oct 2014
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inSept. 9th We traveled to Mount Dandenong about an hour outside of Melbourne to visit the Rickets Sanctuary. It was raining and quite windy and we were the only visitors that day.
(Wikipedia)
William Ricketts (1898–1993) was an Australian potter and sculptor of the arts and crafts movement.
Born in Richmond, Victoria, in 1898, William settled permanently in Mount Dandenong, Victoria, in 1934. Although not trained as a potter and never technically superior (his works, large and small, frequently exhibit cracking), the power of his vision of a modern Australia that embraces Aboriginal spirituality and respect for the natural world was his general message throughout his artworks.
03 Friday Oct 2014
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inSept 4th We drove about 2 hours and 45 min. north of Sydney to the town of Hawksnest. Our traveling companions Mark and Judy Tunison have friends with a holiday home in Hawksnest which we stayed at.
02 Thursday Oct 2014
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inWe arrived in Sydney in the evening of Sept. 1st. On the 2nd we took a ferry to Manley and on the 3rd we had a harbor tour in the morning. On the afternoon of the 3rd we went to the fish market. Each evening we visited with friends.