Carrie, Julius, Michele and Glenn - the four intreped travelers at Uluru.
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Arltunga
Arltunga Historical Reserve is an abandoned gold-mining camp accessible only by rough, curvy unpaved roads. Julius masterfully drove us there in a rented RAV 4.
After lots of driving and some concern that we had lost our way, we eventually arrived and toured the remaining buildings of this mining camp.
Jesse Gap
We saw a bustard on the drive home . . .
. . . and ended the day with a brief stop at Jesse Gap, where there were aboriginal markings on the stones.
Arltunga
Arltunga Historical Reserve is an abandoned gold-mining camp accessible only by rough, curvy unpaved roads. Julius masterfully drove us there in a rented RAV 4.
 An
abandoned gold-mining town from the late 1800s
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The miners had incredibly difficult
lives, but at least they had nice views.
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After lots of driving and some concern that we had lost our way, we eventually arrived and toured the remaining buildings of this mining camp.
A giant stone
crusher, used to separate the gold from the quartz matirx.
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Did
we mention that the place was abandoned?
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Jesse Gap
We saw a bustard on the drive home . . .
. . . and ended the day with a brief stop at Jesse Gap, where there were aboriginal markings on the stones.