Although Uluru (Ayers Rock) looks like one solid, smooth mass from a distance, its surface is actually quite striated and pock marked. This shows only a small portion of the rock. I can’t even begin to describe how horridly hot it was that afternoon, especially to walk around this mass for two hours in the sun.
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Dents and Shadows, originally uploaded by photo.klick.
But “striated and pock-marked”? I never saw such a close-up of Ayres Rock before,so in my mind the heat was so worth it, Kat…right?
Ehh… yes, the heat was worth being able to see it up close. But if I had to do it again, I would have opted for the half hike!
Are those trees or shrub in the foreground? I. E. your distance from the rock?
Did your guide tell you the geological history of the formation? It appears the layers, once horizontal, are now almost perpendicular.
Hard to tell, isn’t it? Both, and both being taller than humans. This is probably taken from a good half mile away (very similar to our encounter with glaciers while on the cruise ship).
I know that it’s the largest monolith in the world, being comprised of one large piece of sandstone. I can’t remember all that Lorenzo told us, but the vertical lines might be more from rain than layers.
Am I the only one seeing that half buried face with the evil baggy eyes the the base?
Craig, do you see dead people? No, I see it! Nice one.