I love Blogging about places I have already visited.
When I start blogging it brings to life the memories, and I once again feel and see the raw beauty of places I have visited, many of which have now become much more commercial. In my travelblogs I try to convey how I felt and what I thought the first time I saw places such as Uluru Kata Tjta and Kings Canyon.
One of The Most Memorable Sights was Uluru.
My first sight of this Majestic Rock, rising out the specular red earth that characterises the area, and where as far as the eye can see there is nothing more than a scattering of trees, on a very flat plain, then suddenly it appears.
The closer you get the larger it becomes and “The Rock” looking so smooth from a distance, getting closer I can see the indentations and crevices worn away by hundreds of thousands of years of wind and rain.
When walking around Uluru you can feel that this is a special place. There are some areas around the Rock that have extra special significance to the Aboriginal people, in those places you are asked not to photograph nor venture off the walkway.
Back in Time
Blogging in this place would have been so special, but there was no such thing as travelblogs back then, only a diary to record my thoughts, no video cameras there were only 8mm movie cameras, and today I have no way to watch those films. so I start blogging with what I remember.
I feel the warmth of the sun on my face, I am back in 1979, I decide to climb “The Rock” it doesn’t look too hard, a short way up there is a chain anchored into the rock; the climb it gets steeper.
I can see now how some have perished, trying this climb and now, I know why the chain was put up, one slip and you go sliding down to the bottom with nothing to stop you.
I pass the chain section and it becomes less steep, I reach the top… I look around, in the distance I see Kata Tjta not looking as large but still spectacular.
Respecting The Traditional Owners
Now you can climb if the conditions are right, but the Traditional Owners ask that you choose to respect their law and culture by not climbing, so when I last visited I did not climb.
Do not attempt it if you have heart problems, breathing problems, a fear of heights, or if you are not fit. Over the years 35 people have died while attempting to climb Uluru.
The Changes
When I first visited this area it was totally natural there was only one small camp ground.
The last time was 10 years ago and so much had changed, today I would take my laptop and do my travelblogs as I go, and have my video and digital cameras to record everything where it is permitted to do so.
There are now resorts, as well as some established camping grounds. I am glad I saw this area before it changed as now I remember it in its natural beauty, when the roads were just tyre tracks in the red dirt, as well as seeing it developed into a place where you can experience and learn of the culture and stories of the traditional owners.
Rita Pepper
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Thanks for blogging about your recent visit to Uluru. I haven’t been there yet – you make it sound like a fabulous place.
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Wow – I never realised that there was place you could not take photos of when climbing Uluru, and that people died while trying to climb it!
Amazing how different it would be compared to 1979 – the roads would be different. Would you go back to see it again?
Blogging is so amazing – it connect so many people from so many different walks of life, and so many different cultures. So glad that you have your travel experiences to share here and you are blogging about travel.
Cheers
Lisa
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I would love to visit Uluru, you were lucky to see it before all the changes. Regarding your 8mm film. My parents had heaps of super 8 film taken when we were kids back in the 60′s and 70′s. Last year I took the films to a shop and had them put on DVD and gave it to my parents for Christmas. We all had so much fun watching the old family movies.
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I would love to visit Uluru also. The photos are fantastic but there is nothing like being there in person. Fantastic idea to take your laptop and blog about whereever you areplanning to travel to next.
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Travelblogs are so popular now and I love reading about the places people have been as it gives you a great idea what to expect. Uluru is one of the destinations in Australia I want to see and wish I had seen it years ago before it was too commercialized.
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Hi Lisa,
Yes I would go back again there is still so much we didn’t see as last time we took a group in a 4WD Tag Along Tour, and loved every minute of it most of the travel photos are mine
Hi Jan,
Every Australian should visit this area it really is AWESOME.
Hi Kerry,
I didn’t think of that, they are in a box in my wardrobe at present I must see if I can find anywhere that will do that for me.
Hi Jenny,
We are hoping to start traveling again in 18 months time this time we are going to get a off road caravan the waiting time to build one is between 18mths and 2 years
Hi Jenny,
When I took those photos there we did not have a digital camera they would have been so much more vibrant, really showing the color .