RARE & BEAUTIFUL SHOWERS CARVE TRACKS LIKE TEARS

When rain showers happen in places where it rarely rains, they create rare beauty.

Uluru, the giant red boulder that juts out of the center of Australia is usually arid. It is the driest place on the continent. It is a sacred Aboriginal site.

Also known as Ayers Rock, the 600 year old rock formation sits within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, a desert with extreme temperature ranges, from 25°F to 114°F.

The area rarely sees clouds. And it only receives about 12” of rain per year. So when it does finally rain on the rock, it produces the most dramatic waterfalls. 

The rain cools the rock down, as it streams down its sandstone face, like giant tears, carving grooves as it flows down 300 meters to the ground.

Many of these spectacular photos were taken after the recent rainfall. Only 1% of all tourists ever see rain on the rock. 

And the recent rain was even more unusual in its steady downpour. Even so, it only amounted to about 10.2 millimetres, falling within 12 hours.

The rain shower came from a cloud band that had been hanging out over Western Australia for about a week prior.

Read more about Beautiful Showers, as it relates to Arts/Design, Nature/Science, Food/Drink, Place/Time, Mind/Body, and Soul/Impact including The Beauty of Showers Now: Ideas & Images, See a Beautiful World in Every Raindrop Now, Beautiful Spring Cookies For A Rainy April Day Now,  The Passionate Art & Beauty of Showers Now and 

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Julie Fletcher Photography. Uluru in Rain. Australia.
2. Image: by Julie Fletcher Photography. Uluru in Rain. Australia.
3. Image: by Peter Carroll. Rain On The Rock.
4. Image: by Tom McShane. Waterfalls at Uluru (Ayers Rock).
5. Image: by Peter Carroll. Rain On The Rock.
6. Image: by Tom McShane. Waterfall at the Olgas (Kata Tjuta).
7. Image: by sughra bibi. Uluru-Rain.
8. Image: by Tom McShane. Waterfalls at Uluru (Ayers Rock).
9. Image: by Tom McShane. Waterfalls at Uluru (Ayers Rock).
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11. Image: by Tom McShane. Waterfalls at Uluru (Ayers Rock).