Reflections abound with many a "tarn" dappling the landscape. Though the weather can be temperamental and there are now such large queues flocking to hike "The Overland Trail" that bookings and trail fees are essential during peak times, the park remains full of that deeply penetrating wonderland feel. The park is without a doubt the most beautiful in Australia that I have seen. Having visited many times over the years I must say that the reality still lives up to those childhood dreams and expectations. Uluru (Ayers Rock) Landscape PhotosĬradle Mountain National Park Landscape Photography AustraliaĮver since I was a small boy, growing up in a keen bush walking family Cradle Mountain was heralded as the Holy Grail, the oasis, a land of such sweeping grandeur it would bring tears to the eyes of all who beheld it. It has two good walks, including a 3 hr trek that takes you through "The Valley of the Winds", winding between the massive mounds of the Olgas themselves. Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) is only 50kms from Yulara and definitely worth a visit. Melbourne to Uluru takes 2 days driving, 12 hrs per day. Australians also visit in their flocks, many preferring to use camper vans to tour the country. It has an airport, shops (including a small supermaket) and caters to the needs of the many world travelers with accommodation ranging from camping to luxury resort hotels. Yulara is small tourist town and exists 20kms from the rock. It rises out of this barren plain, a massive single hunk of rock that dominates the senses and leaves the hundreds (possibly thousands) of tourists that visit it daily awestruck and firing off shots like landscape photography was their bread and butter. Residing pretty much in the centre of the country it's surrounded on all sides by hundreds of kilometers of flat desert. So much so that the image of the red rock blazing in the sunset or sunrise (pictured) is probably the most well recognized Australian landscape from an international perspective. Uluru (Ayers Rock) has an iconic association with the Australian outback. Uluru (Ayers Rock) & Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) Landscape Photography Australia High Country Mountain Huts Landscape Photos It speaks to our hearts of warmth and safety in the face of remoteness and solitude, and evokes a certain romanticism, a nostalgia for the past. Regardless of the heritage, there is something primal about a mountain hut. Some mountain huts were even constructed as a film set, like the ever popular Craigs Hut on Mt Stirling, one of my top landscape photography destinations. Other huts were built more as outposts to help hikers and cross country skiers survive the wilderness. Sometimes it's a tale of alpine cattlemen and hardship, or a rich history of a sheep & cattle station and it's homestead dwellings. Australia is home to many high country mountain huts, from Kosciuszko National Park to the Victorian Alps and down through Tasmania's National Park system there are literally hundreds of them.Įach has a story to tell. One of my favourite landscape photography subjects is the rustic mountain hut, the older the better. High Country Mountain Huts Landscape Photography Australia
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