Ayers Rock Changes Color at Sunset

As evening approached, we took a second trip to Ayers Rock to watch the sunset. There is a special parking lot for tourist buses located in just the ideal spot for this occasion. Given how few people seemed to be there earlier in the afternoon, I was amazed at the number of buses and the number of people who turned out to watch. You had to fight for a good vantage point. I ended up standing on the top of a picnic table so I could see over the heads of those who got there a few minutes earlier than we did.

This picture and the next five were culled from a series of about 20 pictures which were taken over the span of a half hour as the Sun set on the western face of Uluru. The colors turn from brown to orange to red to maroon.

Given the hype that is standard in the tourist guides, I was expecting something a wee bit more dramatic than the reality, but upon nearly three months reflection, it was an unusual and pretty sight.