We went back to the park in the evening – this time to see Uluru by sunset. What resplendence in the richest of hues! This is a completely untouched photo – taken from my iphone. This is definitely Uluru at its beautiful best.

It was bright red off the reflection of light from the facing monolith. There were numerous birds flying in and out of the holes way up there. Sharmila had a theory that some of the bigger holes are the dens of red kangaroos. She made short shrift of my question – “How are they going to get in and out of there?” “Kangaroos can jump”, she pointed out.

I focused back on my hike down.

The sheer drop was daunting to fathom

the valley in front of us

The two sides of the gorge meet in front of us. We sat there for some time, took in the complete silence and the sheer majesty of nature.

Checkout the contrast in the colors of the mountains with and without sunlight. Against the backdrop of the crystal clear blue sky.

The good news is if we can get closer to the other mound, we will be protected by the shade. And that is the way we are headed as of now!

Roger, remember the Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs in Mongolia and your pose?

That is Sharmila in the distance that you see.