U is for Uluru

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And ” It’s Raining On The Rock.”

Uluru is one of Australia’s most recognisable natural landmarks and has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia. Previously known as Ayres Rock, Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs,waterholes, rock caves and rock paintings. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Situated in the heart of the Australian Outback Uluru stands 350 metres high, with most of its bulk lying underground, and has a total circumference of nearly 10 kilometres. 

As Uluru has made media headlines over the years, from dingos stealing babies, tourists disrespecting the cultural significance of the sandstone monolith, and the number of heart attacks and falls that happen during the rock climb, for today let’s be reminded of what happens on those rare occasions when there is so much rain fall that waterfalls cascade down the surface of Uluru.

Australian singer/song writer, John Williamson, celebrated such an occurrence in his song, “It’s Raining On The Rock”. In 2011 Williamson said “it’s a song that probably means a lot to me because it’s about the heart of the country and I think the rock represents that. The ancient nature of the country that was here before any of us is the one thing that can draw us all together, putting religion, politics and race aside.”

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27 thoughts on “U is for Uluru”

      1. 😂 Traveling, for me, is necessary! I love to see new places, experience new things! If your daughters develop the love of travel like you, then you will have left them with a lifetime of adventure! 💚That’s sometimes better than physical things, although Mr. Flynn and a concrete possum collection are noteworthy!😂

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  2. We (Teachers College students) camped at the base of the rock in 1970 and climbed it of course. I read all the comments when the climb was to be closed that no one would go there anymore. That doesn’t seem to be the case. The addition of indigenous input relating to Uluṟu would more than make up for the closure of the climb. In 1970 we were unaware of any Aboriginal connection to the rock at all. I remember a man playing a didgeridoo in a bar and that was the sum total of our indigenous experience.

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    1. Oh Muri, I’m really battling for time as it is. Don’t give me any more projects please. I’m writing an online course, working on a mosaics project, and researching for a writer friend, and just organised two functions for a social group.And am off to see the new babies again soon. I’m supposed to be retired!

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  6. Amazing! I love how the water runs down the rock – especially on the right side with those large craters, each one kind of ladling the water into the next. I never heard of this place. Thank you for your post.

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  9. We were once invited by one of Kb’s publishers to a journey to Ayres Rock/Uluru. We turned that down because we had the feeling, we can see this red sandstone rock best on pictures and especially area photos. As we don’t like too much sunshine and we don’t like it hot neither that was surely the right decision. But nice to read about it and see your two pics.
    All the best
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  11. We meet many Americans on our travels and I usually tell them to avoid Uluru as it’s far from most places and IMHO there are better places to see in Australia. Canberra is one place most of them miss and I suggest that as one which has so many interesting places to see. If they are set on visiting the NT I tell them to go to Kakadu.

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  12. Frewin55

    When we were in Australia in 1968,we decided to experience a drive in cinema. The film was Wheels Across the Wilderness about a motorbike journey from WA to the east coast which means crossing 7 deserts. However when they reached Uluru, bizarrely, it was raining and the water pouring off as in your picture…

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