Uluru near sunset

The red mountains of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (Olgas) were extraordinary - big red rocks of sculpted sandstone protruding up into the flat desert. We only spent one night in the area, which actually gave us plenty of time to do a fair amount of hiking in Kata Tjuta, see Uluru at sunset, join an aboriginal-led ranger walk, and visit the cultural center. A definite highlight for me was seeing a red kangaroo in the wild while hiking. The Ayers Rock Resort itself is entirely owned by one company and everything seems to be vastly overpriced.